The value of quantifying F-FDG uptake in thyroid nodules found incidentally on whole-body PET-CT

Trond V. Bogsrud, Dimitrios Karantanis, Mark A. Nathan, Brian P. Mullan, Gregory A. Wiseman, Douglas A. Collins, Jan L. Kasperbauer, Scott E. Strome, Carl C. Reading, Ian D. Hay, Val J. Lowe

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Abstract

To determine if quantification of [F]fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) uptake in a thyroid nodule found incidentally on whole-body F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) can be used to discriminate between malignant and benign aetiology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)373-381
Number of pages9
JournalNuclear medicine communications
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Keywords

  • Standard uptake value (SUV) focal thyroid FDG uptake
  • Thyroid nodules

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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