Open AccessFDG PET Predicts the Effects of 131I and Prognosis for Patients with Bone Metastases from Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Danyang Wang,
Yongli Bai,
Yanlei Huo,
Chao Ma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s284188
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid carcinoma , radioiodine therapy , thyroglobulin , nuclear medicine , thyroid cancer , thyroid , retrospective cohort study , radionuclide therapy
18 F-FDG PET and 131 I scans are important in the detection of metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The relationship of FDG and radioiodine (RAI) metabolism in bone metastases (BMs) from DTC and its prognostic value on RAI treatment is not clear.