Effect of Hashimoto's thyroiditis on the dual-energy CT quantitative parameters and performance in diagnosing metastatic cervical lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

Di GengYan ZhouTing ShangGuo-Yi SuShu-Shen LinYan SiFei Yun WuXiao-Quan Xu

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2024)

HT affected DECT quantitative parameters of LNs and subsequent the diagnostic thresholds. When using DECT to diagnose metastatic LNs in patients with PTC, whether HT is coexistent should be clarified considering the different diagnostic thresholds.

Keyphrases

dual energy
computed tomography
lymph node
image quality
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
high resolution
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
clear cell
rectal cancer