Update in thyroid imaging. The expanding world of thyroid imaging and its translation to clinical practice

Servicio de Endocrinologίa, Hospital Clίnico Universitario de Valladolid, Centro de Investigaciόn en Endocrinologίa y Nutriciόn Clίnica (IEN), Valladolid, Servei d’Endocrinologia, Servei Radiodiagnostic, Centre diagnostic per la imatge (CDI), Servei de Medicina Nuclear, Centre diagnostic per la imatge (CDI) Hospital Clίnic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Review HORMONES 2010, 9(4):287-298

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