Ectopic thyroid tissue on thallium/technetium parathyroid scan

Journal Article · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Arch. Intern. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.147.3.595· OSTI ID:6595565

Asp, A; Hasbargen, J; Blue, P; Kidd, G S

The thallium 201/technetium 99m pertechnetate radionuclide study is becoming widely accepted as a means of localizing abnormal or aberrantly located parathyroid tissue. We describe a case in which ectopic retrosternal thyroid tissue appeared as a parathyroid adenoma on thallium-201/technetium-99m pertechnetate scan. Physicians who use this radionuclide study should be aware of the possibility of false-positive images within the mediastinum.

• Research Organization: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO
• OSTI ID: 6595565
• Journal Information: Arch. Intern. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Arch. Intern. Med.; (United States) Vol. 3; ISSN AIMDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADENOMAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ERRORS
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HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARATHYROID GLANDS
PERTECHNETATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THALLIUM 201
THALLIUM ISOTOPES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES