Procalcitonin measurement to screen medullary thyroid carcinoma: A prospective evaluation in a series of 2705 patients with thyroid nodules.

Luca M GiovanellaMauro ImperialiArnoldo PiccardoMonica TaborelliFrederik Anton VerburgFederica DaurizioPierpaolo Trimboli

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2018)

Measurement of PCT is a sensitive and accurate method for detecting MTC in patients with thyroid nodules and can thus be a reliable alternative to CT measurement.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
high throughput
magnetic resonance
positron emission tomography