Medullary thyroid cancer other diagnostic studies
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for medullary thyroid cancer include nuclear imaging, which demonstrates increased uptake of radioactive iodine at the areas of metastases.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Key findings in nuclear imaging in medullary thyroid cancer are:[1]
- Increased uptake of radioactive iodine at the areas of metastases
- FDG-PET: avid uptake
- Tl-201: It has been shown to concentrate Thallium
- I-123 MIBG: 30% of medullary thyroid cancer show uptake if the thyroid is blocked with Lugol solution prior to the scan
References
References
- ↑ Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#link/stoc_h2_2- Accessed on October, 29 2015
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