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ea0029p1790 | Thyroid cancer | ICEECE2012

Risk of malignancy in thyroid incidentalomas detected by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. A systematic review

Soelberg K. , Bonnema S. , Brix T. , Hegedus L.

Background: The expanding use of 18F-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) has led to the identification of increasing numbers of patients with an incidentaloma in the thyroid gland. The aim of this study was to review the proportion of incidental thyroid cancers found by 18F-FDG PET or PET/CT imaging.Methods: Studies evaluating thyroid carcinomas discovered incidentally in patients or healthy vo...