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Clinical value of 99TCm-MIBI SPECT/CT imaging in the identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Qin Wei-hu

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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of SPECT/CT imaging to identify benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods One hundred and six patients with thyroid nodule received early (30 min) and delayed (120 min) planar imaging as well as SPECT/CT fusion imaging (30 min) after intravenous 99TCm-MIBI. The imaging results were compared the surgical and pathological results. Results Eighty-two patients were found to be benign lesions (77.3%) and 24 were malignant lesions (22.6%). The sensitivity, specificity and the accuracy of SPECT/CT fusion imaging were 70.8%, 80.4%, 78.3%, respectively. Conclusion SPECT/CT fusion imaging has great significance in the identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodule.

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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of SPECT/CT imaging to identify benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods One hundred and six patients with thyroid nodule received early (30 min) and delayed (120 min) planar imaging as well as SPECT/CT fusion imaging (30 min) after intravenous 99TCm-MIBI. The imaging results were compared the surgical and pathological results. Results Eighty-two patients were found to be benign lesions (77.3%) and 24 were malignant lesions (22.6%). The sensitivity, specificity and the accuracy of SPECT/CT fusion imaging were 70.8%, 80.4%, 78.3%, respectively. Conclusion SPECT/CT fusion imaging has great significance in the identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodule.

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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of SPECT/CT imaging to identify benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methods One hundred and six patients with thyroid nodule received early (30 min) and delayed (120 min) planar imaging as well as SPECT/CT fusion imaging (30 min) after intravenous 99TCm-MIBI. The imaging results were compared the surgical and pathological results. Results Eighty-two patients were found to be benign lesions (77.3%) and 24 were malignant lesions (22.6%). The sensitivity, specificity and the accuracy of SPECT/CT fusion imaging were 70.8%, 80.4%, 78.3%, respectively. Conclusion SPECT/CT fusion imaging has great significance in the identification of benign and malignant thyroid nodule.

Key concepts: Medicine, Nodule (geology), Radiology, Nuclear medicine, Thyroid nodules, Thyroid, Pathological, Pathology

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