The role of postoperative Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy in estimation of remnant mass and prediction of successful ablation in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

Ozdemir, Didem; Cuhaci, Fatma; Ozdemir, Elif; Aydin, Cevdet; Ersoy, REYHAN; Turkolmez, Seyda; Cakir, Bekir

doi:10.1097/mnm.0000000000000492

The role of postoperative Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy in estimation of remnant mass and prediction of successful ablation in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer

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Ozdemir D., Cuhaci F. N. , Ozdemir E., Aydin C., Ersoy R. , Turkolmez S., ...More

NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS, vol.37, no.6, pp.640-645, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 37 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000492
Title of Journal : NUCLEAR MEDICINE COMMUNICATIONS
Page Numbers: pp.640-645

Abstract

Objective Surgery and radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation constitute the mainstay of the treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of postoperative early Tc-99m pertechnetate scanning to detect remnant thyroid tissue and predict ablation success.