Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Describe the investigations used for a solitary thyroid nodule. Explain the importance of …

Purpose To review current literature and determine the prevalence of malignant incidental
focal hypermetabolic thyroid lesions detected by fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron …

Methods A total of 72,319 subjects who underwent thyroid US at three health checkup
centers in Korea from January 2004 to December 2010 were included in this study. The …

Background Incidental thyroid abnormalities are increasingly detected in patients
undergoing PET scans. The aim of this study was to review our experience with the …

Background Incidentally found thyroid lesions are frequently detected in patients undergoing
FDG-PET/CT. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of incidentally found …

Background: While incidental masses in certain organs have received particular attention,
periampullary and pancreatic incidentalomas (PIs) remain poorly characterized. Methods …

Background Millions of head computed tomography (CT) scans are ordered annually, but
the extent of avoidable imaging is poorly defined. Objectives The objective was to determine …

Background The incidence of thyroid nodules has increased worldwide in recent years.
Thyroid dysfunction is a potential risk factor for hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular …

Study objective Approximately 1 in 3 computed tomography (CT) scans performed for head
injury may be avoidable. We evaluate the association of implementation of the Canadian CT …

Objective To evaluate through a systematic review and meta-analysis the malignancy rates
of thyroid incidentalomas identified in adults by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission …