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Can you tell me how iodine- 123 diagnose adrenal dysfunction?
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It doesn't: Hi. 123-I-MIBG scan does NOT diagnose adrenal dysfunction. It is a localization tool to localize pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal medulla. Pheochromocytoma is confirmed biochemically BEFORE the MIBG scan is done. The MIBG just helps localize the tumor for purposes of surgical resection.131-I-MIBG is used sometimes to try to kill non-surgical pheochromcytoma. I hope that helps.
Answered 7/5/2014
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