Clinical performance of calcitonin and procalcitonin Elecsys® immunoassays in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma.

Luca M GiovanellaMartina FontanaFranco KellerFrederik A VerburgLuca Ceriani

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2020)

Elecsys® PCT assay is a highly sensitive and specific alternative MTC marker. At the very least it appears useful in patients with positive CT results as negative PCT values securely exclude active MTC. The availability of both markers on the same automated platform facilitates reflex or reflective strategies to refine the laboratory diagnosis.

Keyphrases

high throughput
computed tomography
image quality
machine learning
deep learning
dual energy
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
pet ct
label free
simultaneous determination