18 F-DOPA PET/CT in the diagnosis and localization of persistent medullary thyroid carcinoma

Aurélien Archier,C. Heimburger,Carole Guerin,Isabelle Morange,F. F. Palazzo,Jean-François Henry,Olivier Schneegans,Olivier Mundler,Ahmad Esmaeel Abdullah,F. Sebag,Alessio Imperiale,David Taïeb

18 F-DOPA PET/CT in the diagnosis and localization of persistent medullary thyroid carcinoma

2016

Aurélien Archier
C. Heimburger
Carole Guerin
Isabelle Morange
F. F. Palazzo
Jean-François Henry
Olivier Schneegans
Olivier Mundler
Ahmad Esmaeel Abdullah
F. Sebag
Alessio Imperiale
David Taïeb

Purpose To evaluate the performance of 18F-l-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F-DOPA) PET/CT in the detection of locoregional and distant medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) metastases and to compare imaging findings with histological data.

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Pathology
Medullary cavity
Radiology
Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography
Calcitonin
Medicine
Dihydroxyphenylalanine
PET-CT
Thyroid
Positron emission tomography
Carcinoma
thyroid carcinoma
18f dopa

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