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Medullary thyroid cancer other diagnostic studies
Introduction
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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