Would patient selection based on both calcitonin blood level and doubling time improve (18)F-FDG PET sensitivity in restaging of medullary thyroid cancer? - Reply Journal Article


Authors: Schoder, H.; Tuttle, R. M.
Article Title: Would patient selection based on both calcitonin blood level and doubling time improve (18)F-FDG PET sensitivity in restaging of medullary thyroid cancer? - Reply
Keywords: survival rate; cancer growth; cancer patient; disease free survival; cancer staging; positron emission tomography; recurrent cancer; sensitivity and specificity; letter; calcitonin; tumor marker; false negative result; laboratory test; fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; thyroidectomy; false positive result; thyroid medullary carcinoma; calcitonin blood level; ca 15-3 antigen
Journal Title: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 48
Issue: 9
ISSN: 0161-5505
Publisher: Society of Nuclear Medicine  
Date Published: 2007-09-01
Start Page: 1574
End Page: 1575
Language: English
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.044446
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 1" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: JNMEA" - "Source: Scopus"
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