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Table 1 The regional definition of RTT

From: The clinical significance of remnant thyroid tissue in thyroidectomized differentiated thyroid cancer patients on 131I-SPECT/CT

Region

Definition

I

Adjacent to the tracheal cartilage

II

Adjacent to the cricoid cartilage

III

Adjacent to the posterior border of thyroid cartilage

IV

Adjacent to the thyroid lamina

V

Adjacent to the midline of anterior thyroid cartilage

VI

Other areas