Malignancy rate of focal thyroid incidentaloma detected by FDG PET–CT: results of a prospective cohort study

Malignancy rate of focal thyroid incidentaloma detected by FDG PET–CT: results of a prospective cohort study

Objective: To evaluate the malignancy rate of focal thyroid incidentaloma (fTI) in a population of patients undergoing a 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography–computed tomography (FDG PET–CT) for a non-thyroid purpose. Design: We conducted a prospective cohort study from January 2013...

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Main Authors: Philippe Thuillier, Nathalie Roudaut, Geneviève Crouzeix, Marie Cavarec, Philippe Robin, Ronan Abgral, Véronique Kerlan, Pierre-Yves Salaun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2017-08-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
Subjects:
thyroid incidentaloma
positron emission tomography/computed tomography
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
thyroid cancer
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/6/6/413.full

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