title: The diagnosis of thyroid disease on bone scans.
abstract: Three cases are reported in which visualization of the thyroid occurred during Tc-99m pyrophosphate bone scans. All were found to be hyperthyroid with elevated serum thyroid hormone and two patients also had elevated 4-hour radioactive iodine uptakes.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Peterdy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D011756:Diphosphates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013667:Technetium