Value of Dedicated Head and Neck 18F-FDG PET/CT Protocol in Detecting Recurrent and Metastatic Lesions in Post-surgical Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Patients with High Serum Thyroglobulin Level and Negative 131I Whole-body Scan

Objective(s): In clinical practice, approximately 10-25% of post-surgical differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patients with high serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and negative 131I whole-body scan (WBS) have poor prognosis due to recurrent or metastatic lesions after radioactive iodine treatment. The purp...

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Main Authors: Mai Hong Son, Bui Quang Bieu, Le Ngoc Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:http://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/pdf_5670_7c62e5f3a189254753e19cc86d0cfc10.html