Published September 1999
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Journal article
131I whole body scintigraphy in thyroid cancer patients
Description
The paper discusses some aspects concerning the use of 131I whole body scintigraphy (131I WBS)for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Only two thirds metastases from DTC accumulate iodine. The administrated dose influences the sensitivity of 131IWBS, particularly with patients with elevated serum thyroglobulin and or known metastases. Despite the high specificity of 131IWBS, several pitfalls of iodine accumulation in non-malignant diseases and malignancies of other origin than thyroid cancer should be taken into account
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 43
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 188-194
- ISSN
- 0392-0208
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 31034825
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; IODINE 131; NEOPLASMS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCINTISCANNING; THYROID; WHOLE-BODY COUNTERS
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES