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9835390 
Journal Article 
Procedure guideline for thyroid scintigraphy (version 3) 
Dietlein, M; Dressler, J; Eschner, W; Leisner, B; Reiners, C; Schicha, H 
2007 
1 
Nuklearmedizin
ISSN: 0029-5566 
46 
5 
203-205 
German 
17938755 
WOS:000250336800009 
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. 
thyroid scintigraphy; procedure guideline; goiter; thyroid nodule