The case for obtaining a diagnostic whole-body scan prior to iodine 131 treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer

Thyroid. 2009 Aug;19(8):811-3. doi: 10.1089/thy.2009.1582.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Medical Oncology / methods*
  • Medical Oncology / standards
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / prevention & control
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Whole Body Imaging / methods*
  • Whole Body Imaging / standards

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes