NUCLEAR MEDICINE PET/CT THYROID CANCER ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

THYROID CANCER IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS AN INDOLENT PATHOLOGY WITH A GOOD PROGNOSIS; HOWEVER, POORLY DIFFERENTIATED SUBTYPES DESCRIBE AN AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR WITH EXTENSIVE METASTATIC DISEASE AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS. PET/CT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS AN IMPORTANT MODALITY IN THE DETECTION OF POORLY DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE BIOCHEMICAL BASIS, INDICATIONS, TECHNIQUE, AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF PET/CT, HIGHLIGHTING THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THYROID CANCER.