Thyroid Cancer
Study Findings from Medical Center Provide New Insights into Thyroid Cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 17th, 2012
2012 JAN 17 -- Research findings, "PET/CT imaging of thyroid cancer," are discussed in a new report. "Positron emission tomography (PET) is a highly sensitive, low invasive technology for cancer biology imaging. The role of F-18 FDG PET/CT in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is well established, particularly in patients presenting with elevated Tg levels and negative radioactive iodine WBS," investigators in Stanford, California report.
"It has been demonstrated that F-18 FDG uptake represents less differentiated thyroid cancer cells or dedifferentiated cells and PET positive lesions are more likely to be resistant to I treatment. The uptake of F-18 FDG...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2012-01-17)
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