Application of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose antielectron emission pictorial representation (FDGPET) could be a non invasive methodology for screening the complete body for varied varieties of malignancies that show enlarged aldohexose utilization compared with traditional tissues. This system has been urged as Associate in Nursing acceptable tool for medical diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions within the surgical  analysis of thyroid nodules cytologically diagnosed as cyst growth [1,3-6]. What is more, this practical imaging technique has shown a crucial role within the detection of incidentally found thyroid lesions. Incidentalomas of the thyroid ar outlined as thyroid lesions known by imaging imaging, like ultrasound (US), computed axial tomography (CT) and resonance imaging (MRI) for nonthyroid illness.

Author(s): O Schillaci

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