Is it possible to predict malignancy in cases with focal thyroid incidentaloma identified by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography?

Am Surg. 2012 Jan;78(1):141-3.

Authors

Takaaki Fujii¹, Reina Yajima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Soichi Tsutsumi, Takayuki Asao, Hiroyuki Kuwano

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan. ftakaaki@med.gunma-u.ac.jp

PMID: 22273333

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiopharmaceuticals
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
Ultrasonography, Interventional

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18