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HERO ID
9835390
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Procedure guideline for thyroid scintigraphy (version 3)
Author(s)
Dietlein, M; Dressler, J; Eschner, W; Leisner, B; Reiners, C; Schicha, H
Year
2007
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Nuklearmedizin
ISSN:
0029-5566
Volume
46
Issue
5
Page Numbers
203-205
Language
German
PMID
17938755
DOI
10.1160/nukmed-0284
Web of Science Id
WOS:000250336800009
Abstract
The version 3 of the procedure guideline for thyroid scintigraphy is an update of the procedure guideline previously published in 2003. The interpretation of the scintigraphy requires the knowledge of the patients' history, the palpation of the neck, the laboratory parameters and of the sonography. The interpretation of the technetium-99m uptake requires the knowledge of the TSH-level. As a consequence of the improved alimentary iodine supply the (99m)Tc-uptake has decreased; 100,000 counts per scintigraphy should be acquired. For this, an imaging time of 10 minutes is generally needed using a high resolution collimator for thyroid imaging.
Keywords
thyroid scintigraphy; procedure guideline; goiter; thyroid nodule
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