Incidence of a pyramidal lobe on thyroid scans

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198212000-00007· OSTI ID:6253119

Levy, H A; Sziklas, J J; Rosenberg, R J; Spencer, R P

Gamma camera pertechnetate and radioiodine thyroid scans were reviewed to determine the incidence of recognition of a pyramidal lobe. Ten to 17% of normals and of patients with various thyroid disease states had a pyramidal lobe on their scans. However, in patients with diffuse toxic goiter, 43% had a pyramidal lobe on the thyroid images. There appears to be a correlation between elevated thyroid function studies (likely in thyroid mass) and the incidence of a pyramidal lobe on thyroid scans in diffuse toxic goiter.

• Research Organization: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington
• OSTI ID: 6253119
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 7:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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