Successful thyroid tissue ablation as defined by a negative whole-body scan or an undetectable thyroglobulin: a comparative study

BACKGROUNDSuccessful thyroid tissue ablation of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer can be defined by a negative whole-body scan (WBS) and/or an undetectable thyroglobulin (Tg). Variables associated with success are poorly understood. Tg measurement, although more sensitive than WBS, ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nuclear medicine communications 2005-04, Vol.26 (4), p.331-336
Hauptverfasser:	Karam, Maroun, Feustel, Paul J, Postal, Eric S, Cheema, Ayesha, Richard Goldfarb, C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Humans Iodine Radioisotopes - therapeutic use Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - blood Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnostic imaging Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control Prognosis Radionuclide Imaging Radiopharmaceuticals - therapeutic use Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Statistics as Topic Thyroglobulin - blood Thyroid Neoplasms - blood Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Thyroid Neoplasms - therapy Thyroidectomy - methods Treatment Outcome Whole-Body Counting - methods
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