Role of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Preoperative Assessment of Cytologically Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules

Fernando Moreno Sebastianes, Juliano J. Cerci, Patrícia H. Zanoni, José Soares, Lilian K. Chibana, Eduardo Tomimori, R. Y. A. Camargo, Marisa Izaki, Maria Clementina Pinto Giorgi, José Eluf‐Neto,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2007 · 81 citations · 17 references

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Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine-needle aspiration biopsy results.

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