Inter-reader agreement and additive benefit of SPECT or SPECT/CT modality with [99mTc]Tc-pertechnetate scintigraphy imaging for the assessment of thyroid nodules in a tertiary care center
Increasing clinical experience of physicians appeared to have a direct correlation with a higher referral rate of SPECT(-CT) imaging, although the additive clinical benefit was only evident for a minority of patients. Hence, SPECT(-CT) imaging might be more suitable for tertiary care centers, as its additive benefit at primary care level would have only negligible effect for patients.
Authors
- Eduards Mamlins
- Christina Antke
- Emil Novruzov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1914-1332)
- Dominik Schmitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8416-6211)
- Jan Dominik Kuhlmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3820-3017)
- Katalin Mattes‐György
- Mareike Muchalla
- Matthias Schott
- Frederik Lars Giesel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9669-5593)
Institutions
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EJNMMI Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-025-00264-6
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00