Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 99mTc solcocitran.
Cold areas on a 99mTc pertechnetate thyroid scan were reevaluated using 99mTc Solcocitran in 31 patients. In 27 patients surgical specimens were obtained for histologic studies. Of 20 benign lesions, five showed a relatively increased uptake of 99mTc Solcocitran. Two of seven malignant lesions were interpreted as positive on the 99mTc Solcocitran scan. This study indicates that 99mTc Solcocitran is not a valuable radiopharmaceutical for differentiating cold areas.
D002951:Citrates; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006042:Goiter / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D002951:Citrates; D013667:Technetium