%0 Journal Article
%T Association Between 18F-FDG Avidity and the BRAF Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
%A Dong Eun Song
%A Hyo Sang Lee
%A Jin-Sook Ryu
%A Jong Jin Lee
%A Sangwon Han
%A Suk Hyun Lee
%A Sun Young Chae
%J Archive of "Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging".
%D 2016
%R 10.1007/s13139-015-0367-8
%X The BRAF mutation, a potential prognostic factor in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), is associated with a high expression of the glucose transporter gene. We investigated which clinicopathologic factors, including BRAF mutation status, influence 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18F-FDG) avidity
%K 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
%K Positron-emission tomography
%K BRAF mutation
%K Papillary thyroid carcinoma
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762858/