Additionally, three remnants could be demonstrated. Sensitivity showed decreasing values
for local recurrences (4 of 7, 57.1%), bone lesions (7 of 13, 53.85%) and mediastinal (2 of 4 …

MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 1994 to November 1995, 114 consecutive
patients (87 women; age 24-82 yr; mean 53 yr; 27 men; age 34-86 yr; mean 56 yr) were …

MATERIALSAND METhODS For 12yr since 1981, 261patientswere followedby periodic
determination of thyrO&JObUIinunder replacement therapy. The population studied (Table …

MATERIALSAND METHODS Since 1990,@ †œ@ Tc-sestimibiwhole-body scanning was
per formed on patients referred to our department for the diagnosis or treatment of thyroid …

Depending on the iodine supply of an area, the incidence of thyroid cancer ranges between
4 and 12/100,000 per year. To detect thyroid cancer in an early stage, the assessment of …

Seventeen patients with papillary thyroid cancer whose serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels were
elevated when hypothyroid, but whose diagnostic whole body scans were negative, were …

sensitive in the detection of recur rent thyroid cancer as whole-body imaging, and that it may
supple ment or even replace routine whole body imaging in the management and followup …

Abstract Aims and Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential
contribution of Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy to the follow-up of patients with differentiated …

Methods Serum thyroglobulin levels were determined and considered abnormal when the
values were> 5 ng/ml. Ultrasonography over the entire neck region and fine-needle …

Rationale and Objectives. The effectiveness of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron
emission tomography (PET) and technetium-99m tetrofosmin (Tc-99m TF) single photon …