Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Laura Agate

Publications

• Research Article
  Role of Thyroglobulin, Neck Ultrasound, Thyroglobulin Antibodies Trend and Diagnostic Whole Body Scan in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients with Persistent Thyroglobulin Antibodies
  Author(s): Laura Agate, Loredana Lorusso, Paolo Piaggi, Francesca Bianchi, Federica Brozzi, Pierina Santini, Eleonora Molinaro, Paolo Vitti and Rossella EliseiLaura Agate, Loredana Lorusso, Paolo Piaggi, Francesca Bianchi, Federica Brozzi, Pierina Santini, Eleonora Molinaro, Paolo Vitti and Rossella Elisei
  
  Background: During the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer patients, the presence of thyroglobulin antibodies makes thyroglobulin measurements unreliable. For this reason, thyroglobulin antibodies measurement and the evaluation of their titer trend are also recommended. Objective: We aimed to identify the best method among stimulated thyroglobulin, thyroglobulin antibodies titer trend, neck ultrasound and diagnostic whole body scan for detecting the presence of disease in a group of differentiated thyroid cancer patients with thyroglobulin antibodies. Patients and methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 212 consecutive differentiated thyroid cancer patients with thyroglobulin antibodies referred to us between 2005 and 2007 for performing a diagnostic whole body scan. All patients were evaluated during the first two yea.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000317

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