Technetium 99m pertechnetate scans in congenital hypothyroidism

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976 · J. Pediatr.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476(76)80465-9· OSTI ID:7338272

Bauman, R A; Bode, H H; Hayek, A; Crawford, J D

Goiters are rarely palpable in infants with congenital hypothyroidism except in the case of maternal ingestion of iodide. The presence or absence of glandular tissue is, however, important for genetic and prognostic counseling and for acceleration of diagnosis in other affected siblings. The detection of thyroid tissue by /sup 99m/Tc pertechnetate scans in a significant number of our patients heretofore considered athyreotic establishes that physical findings and traditional laboratory data are not adequate to determine whether or not thyroid tissue is present.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
• OSTI ID: 7338272
• Journal Information: J. Pediatr.; (United States), Vol. 89:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
HYPOTHYROIDISM
DIAGNOSIS
TECHNETIUM 99
SCINTISCANNING
THYROID
INFANTS
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
PATIENTS
PERTECHNETATES
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CHILDREN
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
NEONATES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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