Diagnostic values of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT, CT, and US for Preoperative Lymph Node Staging in Thyroid Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis.
CONCLUSION: The results from this NMA indicate that F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT, CT, and US have complementary diagnostic roles for preoperative staging in thyroid cancer patients.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: Using NMA, we comprehensively compared the different diagnostic values and limitations of F-18 FDG PET or PET/CT, CT, and US for the preoperative LN staging in thyroid cancer patients.
PMID: 33595337 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Kim K, Shim SR, Lee SW, Kim SJ Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research
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