The clinical application of 18F-FDG PET/CT scan in the thyroid carcinoma / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

ABSTRACT

The incidence of thyroid cancer is the top ranking among endocrine carcinoma worldwide.Many imaging modalities have been applied in diagnosing,characterization of the biological behaviors and predicting the outcomes of various thyroid carcinoma.Over the years,18F-FDG PET/CT has been largely used to identify undifferentiated thyroid carcinoma cells in thyroid carcinoma patients with or without 131I avid lesion.The purpose of this mini-review was to update the clinical role and positive impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT in various thyroid carcinoma patients.