Hashimoto's thyroiditis presenting as hot and cold nodules.
A case of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is presented. I-123 thyroid scintigraphy demonstrated a hot nodule in the left lobe and a cold nodule in the right, which was well visualized by Tl-201 imaging. This unusual scintigraphic appearance is demonstrated, and its possible explanation discussed.
Sulimani
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Department of Medicine, Nuclear King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
el-Desouki
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes