The significance and management of incidental [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron-emission tomography uptake in the thyroid gland in patients with cancer

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1431-1434

  Eloy, J A ^a   Brett, E M ^a   Fatterpekar, G M ^a   Kostakoglu, L ^a   Som, P M ^a   Desai, S C ^a   Genden, Eric M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THYROID CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68549090834     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1559     Document Type: Article

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