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New Imaging Technique Improves Detection and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

March 25, 2009 - 1:04pm 1650 reads

The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 40,000 new cases of thyroid cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2009 with 75% of those cases occurring in women.

Article Link:
Molecular imaging helps in diagnosis of thyroid cancer, Jan 2009.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/sonm-mie122608.php

Related Links:
MedTV article: “Thyroid Cancer Staging,” 2006. Includes information on imaging.
http://cancer.emedtv.com/thyroid-cancer/thyroid-cancer-staging.html

SNM, “Molecular Imaging Terms,”
http://www.molecularimagingcenter.org/index.cfm?PageID=7834

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