Thallium-201 scintigraphy of the suppressed thyroid: an alternative for iodine-123 scanning after TSH stimulation

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7074468

Corstens, F; Huysmans, D; Kloppenborg, P

Thallium-201 scintigraphy of the thyroid gland suppressed by autonomous nodule was compared with /sup 123/I scintigraphy after TSH stimulation. In all patients, similar images were obtained by both methods. In 20 patients, the contralateral lobe was visualized on both scans and in 14 of these, the upper pole of the ipsilateral lobe was also visualized. In one patient, neither /sup 123/I scanning after TSH nor /sup 201/TI scintigraphy showed any extranodular tissue. This study suggests that /sup 201/TI scintigraphy is a reliable alternative for scanning after TSH. It is a relatively simple method, not inducing any TSH-related allergic reactions. Iodine uptake in extranodular tissue is not stimulated and therefore, /sup 201/TI scintigraphy and radioiodine therapy can be combined on one day, without increasing the risk of radiation damage to the normal thyroid tissue with a resultant post-treatment hypothyroidism.

• Research Organization: Univ. Hospital Nijmegen (Netherlands)
• OSTI ID: 7074468
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 29:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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