PET scan study to optimize imaging in several diseases
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer, Digestive system, Genetic & congenital, Hormones & metabolism, Mental health clinical trials.
This trial improves a special PET scan (a type of brain/body imaging) using 18F-DOPA, to better show how certain conditions behave in the body. If you or your child may have one of the listed conditions, the study may help your doctors get clearer scan results.
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Who can take part
- You are younger than 18 with congenital hyperinsulinism or neuroblastoma, or you are 18+ with one of the listed tumor or brain conditions
- The diagnosis is one of these: neuroendocrine tumor (known or suspected), Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, or a brain tumor
- You can give consent (or a parent/guardian can) for the scan study
- You can stay in the scanner and lie flat for about 20–30 minutes during the PET-CT
- You have no pregnancy and can safely receive an IV medicine (you have IV access)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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