The value of 18F-FDG PET/CT and 18F-DOPA PET/CT in determining the initial surgical strategy of patients with medullary thyroid cancer
PET/CT is a powerful tool to detect locoregional LNM and can particularly help identify cases where LNDs are required, avoiding reoperation later on. For accurate staging of the central neck, PET may be combined with diagnostic CT. Finally, PET/CT's ability to detect distant metastases may support de-escalation of a surgical intervention when cure is unlikely.
Authors
- Schelto Kruijff
- Dilay Aykan
- Madelon J. H. Metman
- Lisa H. de Vries
- Eline C. Jager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-6703)
- Thera P. Links (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5327-1718)
- Lutske Lodewijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-2805)
- Adrienne H. Brouwers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-1516)
- Menno R. Vriens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1225-7896)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Imaging
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40644-025-00862-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.59