/sup 131/I thyroid scanning in preoperative diagnosis of mediastinal goiter

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978 · Ann. Intern. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-89-1-73· OSTI ID:6724687

Irwin, R S; Braman, S S; Arvanitidis, A N; Hamolsky, M W

Because pathologic studies have shown that mediastinal goiters are almost always extensions of thyroid tissue in the neck, almost all should be diagnosed by radionuclide scanning. However, little information on the frequency of positive thyroid scans in mediastinal goiter is available except for scattered case reports and conflicting generalizations found in textbooks of endocrinology and chest disease. In order to ascertain how frequently mediastinal goiters can be diagnosed preoperatively with the aid of thyroid scintiscanning, the records of patients who had tissue-documented mediastinal goiters were reviewed.

• Research Organization: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence
• OSTI ID: 6724687
• Journal Information: Ann. Intern. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Ann. Intern. Med.; (United States) Vol. 89:1; ISSN AIMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BODY AREAS
CHEST
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
GOITER
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDIASTINUM
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
THYROID