Early and delayed thallium 201 imaging. Diagnosis of patients with cold thyroid nodules

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19871201)60:11<2621::AID-CNCR2820601108>3.0.CO;2-R· OSTI ID:5652650

Bleichrodt, R P; Vermey, A; Piers, D A; de Langen, Z J

To investigate the utility of thallium 201 (Tl-201) thyroid scintigraphy for the detection of thyroid malignancies, early and delayed Tl-201 scintigraphy was done in 70 consecutive patients with a clinically solitary cold (Iodine 123 (I-123)) nodule. Early Tl-201 scintigraphy had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 7% in predicting malignancy. With a combination of early and delayed Tl-201 scintigraphy, sensitivity ranged from 17 to 25% and specificity from 95 to 100%. Early and and delayed Tl-201 scintigraphy are only of limited value for the detection of thyroid cancer.

• Research Organization: University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands
• OSTI ID: 5652650
• Journal Information: Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States), Vol. 60:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
DIAGNOSIS
THYROID
SCINTISCANNING
IODINE 123
PATIENTS
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
THALLIUM 201
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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