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Imaging of recurrent thyroid cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19040971     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent improvements in serum Tg assays, the availability of recombinant thyrotropin, widespread use of neck ultrasonography, and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT have caused a shift of paradigm in the detection of recurrent disease in well differentiated thyroid cancer. High-resolution neck ultrasonography has taken on a central role, whereas (131)I whole body scanning has become less important. PET/CT has emerged as a powerful tool in the assessment of patients who have recurrent tumor not demonstrable with other imaging modalities. The author reviews the tools available for the detection and localization of recurrent thyroid cancer with respect to their advantages and limitations in various clinical scenarios.
Authors:
Nafi Aygun
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Otolaryngologic clinics of North America     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0030-6665     ISO Abbreviation:  Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-12-01     Completed Date:  2009-02-19     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0144042     Medline TA:  Otolaryngol Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1095-106, viii     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. naygun1@jhmi.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes / diagnostic use
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*,  radionuclide imaging,  ultrasonography
Positron-Emission Tomography
Thyroglobulin / blood
Thyroid Gland / radionuclide imaging,  ultrasonography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Iodine Radioisotopes; 9010-34-8/Thyroglobulin

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