Visualization of suppressed thyroid tissue by Tc-99m MIBI.
The authors describe a case of suppressed normal thyroid tissue in a patient with autonomous toxic nodule, which was visualized by a Tc-99m MIBI thyroid scan without thyrotropin (TSH) stimulation. The findings suggest that Tc-99m MIBI can be a substitute for conventional thyroid imaging using I-131 to visualize suppressed normal thyroid tissue without TSH stimulation and its side effects.
Kao
C H
CH
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lin
W Y
WY
Wang
S J
SJ
Yeh
S H
SH
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D009570:Nitriles; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi