The usefulness of standardized uptake value in differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid lesions detected incidentally in 18F-FDG PET/CT examination.

The usefulness of standardized uptake value in differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid lesions detected incidentally in 18F-FDG PET/CT examination.

<h4>Introduction</h4>In the last decade, (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET and PET/CT) has become one of the major diagnostic tools used in oncology. A significant number of patients who undergo this procedure, due to non-thyroidal reasons, present inci...

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Main Authors: Adam Stangierski, Kosma Woliński, Rafał Czepczyński, Agata Czarnywojtek, Martha Lodyga, Anna Wyszomirska, Małgorzata Janicka-Jedyńska, Maciej Bączyk, Marek Ruchała
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/b36bb595ba5f4796b39e772e5c16459f
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