Clinical significance of patterns of incidental thyroid uptake at (18)F-FDG PET/CT.

Autor: Agrawal K; Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: drkanis@gmail.com., Weaver J; School of medicine, King's College London, London, UK., Ngu R; Department of Dental Maxillofacial Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK., Krishnamurthy Mohan H; Dept of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Clinical PET Centre, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical radiology [Clin Radiol] 2015 May; Vol. 70 (5), pp. 536-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.12.020
Abstrakt: Incidental uptake of 2-[(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose ((18)F-FDG) in the thyroid gland is not uncommonly encountered in day-to-day practice of oncological (18)F-FDG positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). These are often felt to be "nuisance lesions" by referring clinicians and radiologists alike. However, recognition of the importance of different patterns of FDG uptake in the thyroid gland and knowledge of the possible underlying aetiologies are crucial in ensuring that patients are managed appropriately in the clinical context of their primary diagnosis, as the underlying pathological condition may be clinically important in a significant minority of such cases. This review describes the various patterns of (18)F-FDG uptake within the thyroid and discusses the clinical significance and possible impact on patient management. Incidental low-grade homogeneous diffuse increased thyroid (18)F-FDG uptake is usually seen in the patients with chronic thyroiditis, Grave's disease, and hypothyroidism. Thyroid function tests and antibody profiling are advised in these patients. Incidental focal (18)F-FDG thyroid uptake should raise the possibility of underlying malignancy. Ultrasound with or without fine-needle aspiration cytology is usually recommended for the evaluation of these lesions. Heterogeneous uptake with prominent focal uptake in the thyroid should be further evaluated to exclude malignancy.
(Copyright © 2015 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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