ea0071029 | (Non-FDG) functional imaging thyroid incidentaloma | BES2020
Marianne Kerrebrouck
, Frank De Geeter
, Sara Vandewalle
, Youri Taes
, Eva Van Caenegem
, Annick Van den Bruel
Background: Thyroid incidentaloma are asymptomatic thyroid nodules that are discovered on an imaging study performed to evaluate other structures. Clinically unrecognized thyroid nodules are common and can be found in up to 5060% of patients at autopsy.1 Increased use of imaging modalities of better quality in the modern era has resulted in an increased detection of incidental thyroid nodules. The prevalence rate is 67% with ultrasonography (US) imaging, 15% w...