18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in Thyroid from Positron Emission Tomogram (PET) for Evaluation in Cancer Patients: High Prevalence of Malignancy in Thyroid PET Incidentaloma
- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Laryngoscope
- Vol. 115 (6) , 1074-1078
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.mlg.0000163098.01398.79
Abstract
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of incidental thyroid 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in positron emission tomogram (PET) scan for evaluation in cancer patients and the role of standard...Keywords
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