Products Consultancy Company Career News Scientific Activities Contact PRODUCT IASOdopa Neurology PET with 6-fluoro-(18F)-L-dopa is indicated for detecting loss of functional dopaminergic neuron terminals in the striatum. It can be used for diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and differentiation between essential tremor and parkinsonian syndromes. Oncology Among medical imaging modalities, PET with 6-fluoro-(18F)-L-dopa provides a functional approach of pathologies, organs or tissues where enhanced intracellular transport and decarboxylation of the amino acid dihydroxyphenylalanine is the diagnostic target. The following indications have been particularly documented: Diagnosis Diagnosis and localisation of focal hyperplasia of beta islet cells in the case of hyperinsulinism in infants and children Diagnosis and localisation of paragangliomas in patients with a gene mutation of the succinate dehydrogenase D variant Localisation of pheochromocytoma Staging Phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumours of midgut. Detection in case of reasonable suspicion of recurrences or residual disease Primary brain tumours of all grades of differentiation. Phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma Medullary thyroid cancer with elevated serum levels of calcitonin Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumours of midgut Other endocrine digestive tumours when somatostatin receptor scintigraphy is negativeThis medicinal product is for diagnostic use only. IASON GmbH Feldkirchner Straße 4 A-8054 Graz Seiersberg ARGOS Zyklotron Betriebs Ges.m.b.H. Feldkirchner Straße 4 A-8054 Graz Seiersberg Production site ARGOS Linz: Seilerstätte 4, A-4020 Linz Production site ARGOS Klagenfurt: St. Veiter Straße 47, A-9020 Klagenfurt Radiopharmaceuticals EFDEGE IASOdopa/Fluorodopa IASOcholine/Pcolina IASOflu IASOglio Sogacin/TOCScan Products for Clinical Studies Real life cases Aircrew Dosimetry IASON F.R.E.E. Medicinal Products Laboratory Diagnostics: ELISA Laboratory Diagnostics: RIA Laboratory Diagnostics distributed by IASON Automated Devices for Laboratories Devices for Nuclear Medicine Application Chemical starting materials IASOwater EFDEGE Chemicals Kit IASOcholine Chemicals Kit IASOcholine Hardware Kit Navigation Products Consultancy Company Career News Scientific Activities Contact Downloads © 2021 IASON / ZEITGEIST & 1WP Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Imprint We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential, while others help us to improve this website and your experience. Individual Privacy Preferences I accept