An octreotide scan, also known as an octreotide scintigraphy or somatostatin receptor scan, is a type of nuclear medicine imaging test used to evaluate certain types of tumors, particularly neuroendocrine tumors. The procedure involves the use of a radiolabeled form of octreotide, a synthetic version of the natural hormone somatostatin, which binds to somatostatin receptors that are often overexpressed in neuroendocrine tumors.
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