FIGURE 3.
FIGURE 3.
Diagnostic algorithm including 18F-FDG PET. In existing diagnostic algorithm, nodules with inconclusive cytologic diagnosis must be removed, and hemithyroidectomy is necessary to allow reliable histologic diagnosis. In proposed diagnostic algorithm, 18F-FDG PET is implemented as shown.
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