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Can a PET scan be used to differentiate benign from malignant nodules and guide the decision about surgery when the biopsy results show follicular cells are are not conclusive?

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Can a PET scan be used to differentiate benign from malignant nodules and guide the decision about surgery when the biopsy results show follicular cells are are not conclusive?

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Unfortunately, the majority of both benign and malignant nodules will light up after PET scanning, so this procedure is not helpful in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. See 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography does not Predict Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules Cytologically Diagnosed as Follicular Neoplasm. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.