title: Contemporary imaging for thyroid cancer.
abstract: Thyroid nodules are extremely common in the adult population of the United States, and the incidence of thyroid cancer continues to increase. Preoperative ultrasonography is a crucial component of the work up of thyroid nodules. Recent studies evaluating (18)F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron-emission-tomography, with or without simultaneous computed tomography imaging, are encouraging for its potential utility in thyroid cancer in patients who have an elevated serum thyroglobulin level and a negative (131)I scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street FMB 102, Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520-8062, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Udelsman
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals