Erratum to: Is fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography useful for the thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine needle aspiration biopsy? a meta-analysis of the literature

Ningjian Wang,Hualing Zhai,Yingli Lu

doi:10.1186/s40463-014-0043-5

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Erratum After publication of this work [1], we noted that we inadvertently failed to fully complete the referencing for the article
The new, additional references to the sentences can be found below: Background – first paragraph It represents approximately 1% of all cancers, corresponding to an incidence of up to 56, 460 new cases per year in the United States, with increasing incidence over the last decades [2]
Results - study quality – second sentence Besides, none of the reviewed articles interpreted the 18 F-FDG PET and histology data in combination with other clinical data that would be available in practice (QUADAS Item 12) [2]

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Introduction

Erratum After publication of this work [1], we noted that we inadvertently failed to fully complete the referencing for the article. The new, additional references to the sentences can be found below: Background – first paragraph It represents approximately 1% of all cancers, corresponding to an incidence of up to 56, 460 new cases per year in the United States, with increasing incidence over the last decades [2].

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