Thallium/technetium functional imaging of the thyroid and parathyroid. A case report.
This case report demonstrates the usefulness and limitations of technetium/thallium scintigraphy in the diagnosis of parathyroid hyperplasia. In addition, discordant thyroid tracer uptake (Tc-99m but not TI-201) due to colloid cysts is described. Another perspective in the controversy over which radiopharmaceutical, Tc-99m or TI-201, should be injected first also is presented.
D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D011868:Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium; D013793:Thallium