TY - DATA T1 - Supplementary Material for: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and PET/CT in Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis PY - 2017/10/24 AU - Schütz F. AU - Lautenschläger C. AU - Lorenz K. AU - Haerting J. UR - https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Positron_Emission_Tomography_PET_and_PET_CT_in_Thyroid_Cancer_A_Systematic_Review_and_Meta-Analysis/5531749 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5531749.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/9577537 KW - Thyroid cancer KW - Positron emission tomography KW - Systematic review KW - Meta-analysis N2 - Background: Positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/CT are functional imaging methods that are widely used in diagnostic procedures in oncology. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the patient-relevant benefit of PET or PET/CT in patients with thyroid cancer based on a literature review and meta-analysis. Methods: A systematic review including studies that had been published until December 2013 was performed. To be included, studies had to prospectively investigate patients with thyroid cancer in a clinical setting of staging, restaging, or diagnosing tumour recurrence. Results: Out of 3,506 potentially relevant articles, 29 studies were included. No study directly evaluated the benefits of PET. Twenty-eight studies dealt with the diagnostic accuracy of PET or PET/CT, and 1 study evaluated the prognostic value of PET/CT. The authors showed that a positive result of PET/CT in restaging patients with differentiated thyroid cancer yielded a significant decrease in overall survival (hazard ratio, HR 5.01, CI 3.41–6.62). In patients with suspected recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer, meta-analysis showed higher sensitivity of PET (89.7%, CI 78–99%) and PET/CT (94.3%, CI 87–97%) compared with conventional imaging (65.4%, CI 32–88%) and comparable results for specificity. Due to the low numbers of studies and patients, meta-analyses on medullary carcinoma did not produce meaningful results. Conclusion: The patient-relevant benefits of PET or PET/CT in thyroid cancer could not be evaluated satisfactorily based on the included studies. It remains unclear whether higher diagnostic test accuracy leads to changes in therapeutic strategies and better patient-relevant outcomes. ER -