PET and PET/CT imaging in thyroid and adrenal diseases: an update

Giorgio Treglia, Luca Giovanella, Vittoria Rufini

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Positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) with different tracers are imaging methods increasingly used in patients with thyroid and adrenal diseases. The aim of this article is to provide an overview based on literature data about the usefulness of PET imaging in this setting …

Contribution of endocrine parameters in predicting outcome of multiple trauma patients in an intensive care unit

Ioannis Ilias, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Apostolos Armaganidis, Panagiotis Lyberopoulos, Marinella Tzanela, Stylianos Orfanos, Maria Theodorakopoulou, Stylianos Tsagarakis, Ioanna Dimopoulou

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether tentative prognostic models for intensive care unit survival of multiple trauma patients could be improved by including endocrine parameters. DESIGN: Prospective study. Patients: Eighty-three male and 11 female multiple trauma patients…