title: Seat belt-related thyroiditis documented with thyroid Tc-99m pertechnetate scans.
abstract: A 64-year-old man presented with clinical unilateral thyroiditis after chronic left neck trauma from his car seat belt. Thyroid function tests were normal. The initial thyroid Tc-99m pertechnetate scan demonstrated decreased uptake in the entire left lobe of the thyroid. The follow-up scan 1 month later showed a more normal uptake in the left lobe. This patient's clinical course, laboratory values, and nuclear medicine scans are compatible with thyroiditis secondary to trauma sustained from his seat belt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Leckie
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Buckner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bornemann
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m