Detection of thyroiditis on PET/CT imaging: a systematic review.

Domenico AlbanoGiorgio TregliaLuca GiovanellaRaffaele GiubbiniFrancesco Bertagna

Published in: Hormones (Athens, Greece) (2020)

Diffuse 18F-FDG thyroid uptake is a relatively rare event commonly due to benign diseases, among which thyroiditis is the most common. The rate of neoplastic disease with diffuse 18F-FDG thyroid uptake is very low. Diffuse 18F-FDG thyroid uptake requires further investigation and clinical evaluation for the correct diagnosis. Currently, cases of diffuse thyroid uptake with non-18F-FDG radiotracer are only anecdotal.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
low grade
clinical evaluation
high resolution
computed tomography
loop mediated isothermal amplification
sensitive detection