Impact of 18F-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) in Patients with Biochemical Evidence of Recurrent or Residual Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Background: Conventional imaging such as with 99mTc(V)dimercaptosunnic acid (DMSA), 111In-octreotide scintigraphy, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) rarely localizes occult medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). The role of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is not well defined. The aim of this study was to examine the usefulness of postoperative FDG-PET in localizing MTC metastases.
Purpose ::: To summarize the updated DEGRO consensus S2e guideline recommendations for the treatment of benign symptomatic functional disorders with low-dose radiotherapy.