Detection of thyroid metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma with F-18 FDG PET/CT

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 224-225

  Osmany, Saabry ^a   Padhy, Ajit Kumar ^a   Ng, David Chee Eng ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

FDG PET; NPC; Thyroid metastases

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; THYROID GLAND;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749153464     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31815976ca     Document Type: Article

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