British Journal of Radiology · 1968 · 22 citations · 2 references
MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyDiagnostic Nuclear MedicineRadiation DosimetryRadiation ProtectionAntithyroid DrugsEndocrine ImagingThyroid ImagingThyroid ScintigraphyThyroid UltrasonographyThyroid Uptake StudiesLow-dose Ionizing RadiationRadioiodine Uptake MeasurementRadionuclide Thyroid ImagingTechnetium-99m Pertechnetate Thyroid ImagingThyroid Function EvaluationThyroid Function TestingThyroid Function TestsThyroid Radionuclide Uptake
The uptake of 99mTc by the thyroid has been measured in a group of normal subjects and in patients with various thyroid disorders. 99mTc gives a very low radiation dose to the thyroid but apart from this it does not seem to have any great advantage compared with radioactive iodine for the routine assessment of thyroid function. Its potential advantage in the assessment of thyroid function in patients being treated with an antithyroid drug is discussed.
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