title: Diagnosis of complete ectopic lingual thyroid with Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy.
abstract: The authors present four cases of ectopic lingual thyroid disease diagnosed by Tc-99m pertechnetate scanning, which is an efficient diagnostic tool that yields high-quality images in this clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kocaeli University Medical School, Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aktolun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metin Kir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m