Usefulness of SPECT/CT Imaging in the Management of Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

UÇAK SEMİRGİN S.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.42, no.1, pp.50-53, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/etd.2019.75010
  • Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.50-53
  • Keywords: Differentiated thyroid carcinoma, 131-I, SPECT, I-131 SPECT/CT, INCREMENTAL VALUE, FOLLOW-UP, TOMOGRAPHY, CANCER
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Whole-body I-131 scanning (WBS) is a standard method in the evaluation of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). However, it has some limitations in terms of distinguishing between physiological and pathological tracer uptake and in defining the exact anatomical location of pathological foci. The purpose of our study was to determine the additional diagnostic value of SPECT/CT imaging in patients with DTC.