VIP receptor scan
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VIP receptor scan
Imaging A radioisotope-based diagnostic modality based on the finding that certain tumors–GI adenoCAs and endocrine tumors have high-affinity VIP receptors; after an IV bolus injection of radiolabeled–123I VIP, its distribution is evaluated using a gamma camera.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.