ژورنال:
:iranian journal of radiology
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gulgun buyukdereli department of nuclear medicine, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, adana, turkey; department of nuclear medicine, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, ziyapasa bulvari, kurtulus mah, adana, turkey. tel: +90-5324305118, fax: +90-3224590581
yasemin aktar department of nuclear medicine, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, adana, turkey
ertan kara department of public health, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, adana, turkey
aysun uguz department of pathology, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, adana, turkey
husnu sonmez department of general surgery, faculty of medicine, cukurova university, adana, turkey
conclusion the fdg pet/ct showed a high sensitivity and a high negative predictive value for identifying malignancies in thyroid nodules with indeterminate fnab results. therefore, the fdg pet/ct may be a helpful tool in the clinical management of these nodules. when an fdg positive lesion is detected, further examination is recommended. background thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine-needle...