title: [Contemporary role of scintigraphy in diagnosis, and evaluation of radioiodine therapy for treatment of thyroid diseases].
abstract: The paper presents a short historical outline and contemporary use of scintigraphic studies of thyroid gland. Appropriate recommendations and correct interpretations of the results of routine thyroid scans and the usefulness of other scintigraphic studies with 111In-octreoscan, 99mTc-MIBI, 99mTc-DMSA, 18FDG and radiolabeled monoclonal anti-carcinoembryonic antigen antibodies were discussed in the light of the present thyroid diagnostic studies. Particular attention was paid to the dependence of the scintigraphic thyroid images upon the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level in the patient's serum. The chosen examples of scintigraphic studies show the advantages of scintigraphic evaluation of efficacy of radioiodine therapy. The most often mistakes of the scintigraphy interpretations were showed.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Nuklearnej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku. jurgiele@cksr.ac.bialystok.pl
authors.forename: Dorota H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Jurgilewicz
authors.forename: Franciszek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rogowski
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood / Q000528:radiation effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013972:Thyrotropin