Impact of combined FDG-PET/CT and MRI on the detection of local recurrence and nodal metastases in thyroid cancer.
Johann-Martin HempelRoman KloecknerSandra KrickDaniel Pinto Dos SantosSimin Schadmand-FischerPatrick BoeßertSotirios BisdasMatthias M WeberChristian FottnerThomas J MusholtMathias SchreckenbergerMatthias MiedererPublished in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2016)
FDG-PET/ldCT and MRI are complementary imaging modalities and should be combined to improve detection of local recurrence and nodal metastases of thyroid cancer in high-risk patients. The multidisciplinary consensus reading is a key element in the diagnostic approach.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- computed tomography
- lymph node
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- chronic kidney disease
- high resolution
- prognostic factors
- real time pcr
- free survival
- diffusion weighted imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- working memory
- radiation therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- mass spectrometry
- fluorescence imaging