title: Low cost intrathyroidal iodine quantification with a fluorescent scanner.
abstract: A thyroid fluorescent scanner has proven to be useful for imaging thyroids in cases where isotope scans are contraindicated. Minor modifications of a commercially available scanner make possible total intrathyroidal quantification, which aids in the differentiation between primary and secondary hypothyroidism and in the diagnosis of thyroiditis.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine