Detection of metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer by different imaging techniques (neck ultrasound, computed tomography and [18F]-FDG positron emission tomography) in patients with negative post-therapeutic 131I whole-body scan and detectable serum thyroglobulin levels

Laura Agate,Francesca Bianchi,A. Giorgetti,P Sbragia,Valeria Bottici,Federica Brozzi,Pierina Santini,Eleonora Molinaro,Paolo Vitti,Rossella Elisei,C Ceccarelli

Detection of metastases from differentiated thyroid cancer by different imaging techniques (neck ultrasound, computed tomography and [18F]-FDG positron emission tomography) in patients with negative post-therapeutic 131I whole-body scan and detectable serum thyroglobulin levels

2014

Laura Agate
Francesca Bianchi
A. Giorgetti
P Sbragia
Valeria Bottici
Federica Brozzi
Pierina Santini
Eleonora Molinaro
Paolo Vitti
Rossella Elisei
C Ceccarelli

Introduction DTC patients having detectable Tg and negative post-therapeutic 131I-WBS have to be investigated by different imaging techniques to detect metastases.

Keywords:

Neck ultrasound
Computed tomography
Thyroid cancer
Radiology
Whole Body Scan
FDG-Positron Emission Tomography
Thyroglobulin
Nuclear medicine
Medicine
18f fdg positron emission tomography
in patient
serum thyroglobulin

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