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Imaging for staging and management of thyroid cancer
Abstract
The management of thyroid cancer has been controversial and, as a result, the routine use of imaging in this disease,
especially for pre-operative staging, has lagged behind other head and neck cancers. However, as more is known about
the natural history of thyroid cancer, the role of imaging is becoming more established. This review focuses on how
imaging now influences the staging and management of the primary cancer, nodal metastases and distant metastases.
This is followed by a brief review of the role of imaging in planning post-operative radiotherapy and post-treatment
surveillance.
Author
Ann D. King
Contact Details
Corresponding address:
Dr A.D. King, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Faculty of Medicine,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
Reference
ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 8 Issue 1
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0007
Date Posted
25 March 2008
Open Access is provided for this article.
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