Evaluation of hypofunctioning thyroid nodules with technetium-99m MIBI and ultrasonography

Evaluation of hypofunctioning thyroid nodules with technetium-99m MIBI and ultrasonography

Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) cannot reliably differentiate follicular adenoma from follicular carcinoma (FC), which requires histological evidence of capsular or vascular invasion. FC is the most predominant thyroid cancer in our loco-regional environment, indicating the need f...

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Main Authors: Abubakar Farate, Aadil A. Gutta, Karien de Graaf, Trevor Mdaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2017-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Radiology
Subjects:
99mTc-MIBI
ultrasonography
thyroid nodules
follicular neoplasm
non-diagnostic cytology
Online Access:https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1099

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