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==Overview==
==Overview==
Thyroid [[radioisotope scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of goiter. It is helpful in determining the functional activity by distinguishing a nodule as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of [[radioactive isotope]]. The [[radioactive isotopes]] that are most commonly used include [[Iodine-123]], [[Technetium-99m]] and [[Iodine-131]].
Thyroid [[radioisotope scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of goiter. It is helpful in determining the functional status of the [[thyroid gland]] by distinguishing between nodules as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of [[radioactive isotope]]. The [[radioactive isotopes]] that are most commonly used include [[Iodine-123]], [[Technetium-99m]] and [[Iodine-131|Iodine -131]].


==Other Imaging Findings==
==Other Imaging Findings==
*Thyroid [[radioisotope scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of goiter. Findings on a thyroid [[radioisotope]] scan are:<ref name="pmid12588812">{{cite journal| author=Hegedüs L, Bonnema SJ, Bennedbaek FN| title=Management of simple nodular goiter: current status and future perspectives. | journal=Endocr Rev | year= 2003 | volume= 24 | issue= 1 | pages= 102-32 | pmid=12588812 | doi=10.1210/er.2002-0016 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12588812  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21543434">{{cite journal| author=Bahn RS, Castro MR| title=Approach to the patient with nontoxic multinodular goiter. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2011 | volume= 96 | issue= 5 | pages= 1202-12 | pmid=21543434 | doi=10.1210/jc.2010-2583 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21543434  }} </ref>  
Thyroid [[radioisotope scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of goiter. Findings on a [[thyroid]] [[radioisotope]] scan are:<ref name="pmid12588812">{{cite journal| author=Hegedüs L, Bonnema SJ, Bennedbaek FN| title=Management of simple nodular goiter: current status and future perspectives. | journal=Endocr Rev | year= 2003 | volume= 24 | issue= 1 | pages= 102-32 | pmid=12588812 | doi=10.1210/er.2002-0016 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12588812  }} </ref><ref name="pmid21543434">{{cite journal| author=Bahn RS, Castro MR| title=Approach to the patient with nontoxic multinodular goiter. | journal=J Clin Endocrinol Metab | year= 2011 | volume= 96 | issue= 5 | pages= 1202-12 | pmid=21543434 | doi=10.1210/jc.2010-2583 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21543434  }} </ref>  
**Helpful in determining the functional activity by distinguishing a nodule as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of [[radioactive isotope]]
*Helpful in determining the functional activity by distinguishing a nodule as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of [[radioactive isotope]].
***Hot nodules take up excessive amounts of isotope and indicate autonomously functioning nodules  
**Hot nodules take up excessive amounts of isotope and indicate autonomously functioning nodules.
***Cold nodules does not  [[radioactive isotope]] and therefore indicate hypofunctional or nonfunctional [[thyroid]] tissue
**Cold nodules have no or reduced uptake of [[radioactive isotope]] and therefore indicate non-functional or hypofunctional [[thyroid]] tissue respectively.
***Warm nodules appear gray and suggest normal [[thyroid]] function
**Warm nodules appear grey and suggest normal [[thyroid]] function.
**The [[radioactive isotopes]] that are most commonly include [[Iodine-123]], [[Technetium-99m]] and [[Iodine-131]]
*The [[radioactive isotopes]] most commonly include [[Iodine-123]], [[Technetium-99m]] and [[Iodine-131]].
 
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Thyroid radioisotope scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of goiter. It is helpful in determining the functional status of the thyroid gland by distinguishing between nodules as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of radioactive isotope. The radioactive isotopes that are most commonly used include Iodine-123, Technetium-99m and Iodine -131.

Other Imaging Findings

Thyroid radioisotope scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of goiter. Findings on a thyroid radioisotope scan are:[1][2]

  • Helpful in determining the functional activity by distinguishing a nodule as hot, warm, or cold, based on the relative amount of uptake of radioactive isotope.
    • Hot nodules take up excessive amounts of isotope and indicate autonomously functioning nodules.
    • Cold nodules have no or reduced uptake of radioactive isotope and therefore indicate non-functional or hypofunctional thyroid tissue respectively.
    • Warm nodules appear grey and suggest normal thyroid function.
  • The radioactive isotopes most commonly include Iodine-123, Technetium-99m and Iodine-131.

References

  1. Hegedüs L, Bonnema SJ, Bennedbaek FN (2003). "Management of simple nodular goiter: current status and future perspectives". Endocr Rev. 24 (1): 102–32. doi:10.1210/er.2002-0016. PMID 12588812.
  2. Bahn RS, Castro MR (2011). "Approach to the patient with nontoxic multinodular goiter". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 96 (5): 1202–12. doi:10.1210/jc.2010-2583. PMID 21543434.

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