Significance of FDG-PET standardized uptake values in predicting thyroid disease.

Tomohiro KikuchiShouhei HanaokaTakahiro NakaoYukihiro NomuraTakeharu YoshikawaAshraful AlamHarushi MoriNaoto Hayashi

Published in: European thyroid journal (2023)

Mean SUV ≥ 2 was strongly associated with abnormal thyroid function in this large cohort, indicating that mean SUV with FDG-PET/CT can be used as a criterion for thyroid evaluation. Preliminarily, this study shows the potential utility of detecting thyroid dysfunction based on imaging findings.

Keyphrases

pet ct
high resolution
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
computed tomography
oxidative stress
risk assessment
mass spectrometry
climate change
human health
fluorescence imaging