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[18F]-FDG Uptake as a Marker of Residual Anaplastic and Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma following BRAF-Targeted Therapy

Samir A. Dagher, Kim O. Learned, Richard Dagher, Jennifer Rui Wang, Xiao Zhao, S. Mohsen Hosseini, Anastasios Maniakas, Maria E. Cabanillas, Naifa L. Busaidy, Ramona Dadu, Priyanka Iyer, Mark E. Zafereo and Alexander M. Khalaf
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2025, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8588
Samir A. Dagher
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging (S.A.M., K.O.L., R.D., A.M.K), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Kim O. Learned
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging (S.A.M., K.O.L., R.D., A.M.K), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Richard Dagher
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging (S.A.M., K.O.L., R.D., A.M.K), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Jennifer Rui Wang
bDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery (J.R.W., X.Z., A.M., M.E.Z.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Xiao Zhao
bDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery (J.R.W., X.Z., A.M., M.E.Z.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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S. Mohsen Hosseini
cDepartment of Pathology (S.M.H.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Anastasios Maniakas
bDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery (J.R.W., X.Z., A.M., M.E.Z.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Maria E. Cabanillas
dDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders (M.E.C., N.L.B., R.D., P.I.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Naifa L. Busaidy
dDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders (M.E.C., N.L.B., R.D., P.I.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Ramona Dadu
dDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders (M.E.C., N.L.B., R.D., P.I.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Priyanka Iyer
dDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders (M.E.C., N.L.B., R.D., P.I.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Mark E. Zafereo
bDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery (J.R.W., X.Z., A.M., M.E.Z.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Alexander M. Khalaf
aFrom the Department of Neuroradiology/Head and Neck Imaging (S.A.M., K.O.L., R.D., A.M.K), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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