The value of positron emission tomography (PET) in the management of patients with thyroid cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Robbins, R. J.; Larson, S. M. |
| Article Title: | The value of positron emission tomography (PET) in the management of patients with thyroid cancer |
| Abstract: | For more than a decade, positron emission tomography (PET) has had an important role in the management of thyroid cancer patients. It may be involved in initial, sometimes inadvertent, diagnosis; in postoperative evaluation; in detection of occult metastases; in the evaluation of thyroid nodules; and in prognostication of metastatic disease. In this review we will update the advances in the application of PET scanning to optimal patient management. The majority of the published studies to date have used (18)F-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) as the PET isotope, and unless specifically noted, all references to PET scanning will imply that this tracer has been used. |
| Keywords: | radioactive iodine; fdg-pet; thyroid cancer; follow-up; papillary; prognostic value; diagnostic-accuracy; f-18 fluorodeoxyglucose; hurthle cell-carcinoma; pet scanning; fluoro-deoxyglucose; thyroglobulin levels; i-124 pet |
| Journal Title: | Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 1521-690X |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2008-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 1047 |
| End Page: | 1059 |
| Language: | English |
| ACCESSION: | WOS:000261879200012 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.beem.2008.10.001 |
| PROVIDER: | wos |
| PUBMED: | 19041831 |
| Notes: | --- - Article - "Source: Wos" |
