title: Esophageal scarring causing false-positive uptake on I-131 whole-body imaging.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Service, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Georgia 30033, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alazraki
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals