High Uptake of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine Related to Olfactory Neuroblastoma Revealed by Single-photon Emission CT
Toshio Sasajima
,a,
Hiroyuki Kinouchia,
Noriaki Tomuraa,
Jiro Wataraia and
Kazuo Mizoia
a From the Neurosurgical Service (T.S., H.K., K.M.) and Department of Radiology (N.T., J.W.), Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.

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FIG 1. Axial-plane MR images show expansile bifrontal tumor with dense enhancement (from left to right: T1-weighted image [380/13/2], postcontrast T1-weighted image [380/13/2], and T2-weighted image [4800/108/2])
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FIG 2. Coronal (left) and sagittal (right) planes on postcontrast T1-weighted images (380/13/2) reveal an enhancing tumor extending from the left nasal cavity into anterior frontal cranial fossae
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FIG 3. Axial-plane 123I-MIBG SPECT image 30 minutes after IV injection of 123I-MIBG at a dose of 111 MBq shows intense uptake in the tumor
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