New Imaging Technique Improves Detection and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
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





