The added diagnostic value of complementary gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI to 18F-DOPA-PET/CT for liver staging in medullary thyroid carcinoma

The added diagnostic value of complementary gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI to 18F-DOPA-PET/CT for liver staging in medullary thyroid carcinoma

Abstract Background A high proportion of patients with advanced stages of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) present with liver metastasis metastases. The aim of our study was to investigate the added diagnostic value of complementary gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI to 18F-DOPA-PET/CT for liver staging i...

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Main Authors: Daniel Puhr-Westerheide, Clemens C. Cyran, Josef Sargsyan-Bergmann, Andrei Todica, Franz-Josef Gildehaus, Wolfgang G. Kunz, Robert Stahl, Christine Spitzweg, Jens Ricke, Philipp M. Kazmierczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
Subjects:
Magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography computed tomography
Neoplasm metastasis
Liver
Contrast media
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-019-0263-z

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