The Value of Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography Imaging in the Restaging of Differentiated Thyroid Cancers and Evaluation of its Association with Thyroglobulin Levels
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Purpose: Recently, there have been an increasing number of studies indicating that Florine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a sensitive method in the evaluation of thyroid cancer. This retrospective study aims to assess the value of FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of thyroid cancer and determine the association between serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels and FDG PET/CT. Methods: We reviewed FDG PET/CT images of 104 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) (28 men, 76 women) whose: (1) iodine-131 (131I) whole-body scanning (WBS) was negative but had elevated Tg levels or (2) Tg level was low, but showed abnormal findings using various imaging methods.
Authors and Affiliations
Doner Rana Kaya, Sager Sait, Gortan Fatma Arzu, Topuz Ozge Vural, Akyel Resit, Gündogan Cihan, Tatar Gamze, Teksoz Serkan, Sonmezoglu Kerim
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- DOI 10.17352/ijcem.000009
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