title: Is it possible to predict malignancy in cases with focal thyroid incidentaloma identified by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan. ftakaaki@med.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Reina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asao
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwano
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18