title: Thyroid scintigraphy in veterinary medicine.
abstract: Thyroid scintigraphy is performed in cats and dogs and has been used to a limited degree in other species such as the horse. Thyroid scintigraphy is most commonly used to aid in the diagnosis and treatment management of feline hyperthyroidism but is also used in the evaluation of canine hypothyroidism and canine thyroid carcinoma. This article reviews the normal scintigraphic appearance of the thyroid in the cat, the dog, and the horse and the principles of interpretation of abnormal scan results in the cat and the dog. Radioiodine is the treatment of choice for feline hyperthyroidism, and the principles of its use in the cat are reviewed.
authors: Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Electronic address: gdaniel@vt.edu.
authors: Gregory B
authors: GB
authors: Daniel
authors: Dana A
authors: DA
authors: Neelis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes