Clinical relevance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the postoperative follow-up of patients with history of medullary thyroid cancer

Saponjski Jelena; Macut Djuro; Saranovic Dragana Sobic; Radovic Branislava; Artiko Vera

doi:10.2478/raon-2020-0069

Radiology and Oncology (Nov 2020)

Clinical relevance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the postoperative follow-up of patients with history of medullary thyroid cancer

Saponjski Jelena,
Macut Djuro,
Saranovic Dragana Sobic,
Radovic Branislava,
Artiko Vera

Affiliations

Saponjski Jelena: Center for Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Macut Djuro: Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Saranovic Dragana Sobic: Center for Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Radovic Branislava: Center for Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Artiko Vera: Center for Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Center of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2020-0069
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 55, no. 1
pp. 18 – 25

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The aim of the study was evaluation of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET/CT) in the detection of active disease in the patients with suspected recurrence of the medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).

Published in Radiology and Oncology

ISSN: 1581-3207 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Slovenia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/RAON

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