JNM, August 2018, Volume 59, Number 8
Release Date: 8/1/2018
Expiration Date: 8/30/2021
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Objectives
On successful completion of this activity, participants should be able to describe…1. The option of thyroid lobectomy as initial therapy for thyroid cancer.
2. The use of preoperative neck imaging to optimize the completeness of the initial surgery.
3. The selective use of radioactive iodine (RAI) for remnant ablation, adjuvant treatment, or treatment of known persistent or recurrent disease.
Target Audience
This article contains information of value to nuclear medicine practitioners/physicians, endocrinologists, head and neck surgeons, and head and neck radiologists.
Author(s)
R. Michael Tuttle
Endocrinology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
Disclosure
This research was funded in part by NIH/NCI Cancer Center support grant P30 CA008748 (Craig Thompson, principal investigator) and Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Thyroid Cancer grant P50 CA172012-01A1 (James Fagin, principal investigator). In accordance with ACCME Revised Standards for Commercial Support and SNMMI Conflict-of-Interest Policy, the author has indicated no relevant relationships that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or to condone bias but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of the activity.
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