Thyroid scanDefinition:
A
thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination that uses the emissions of
gamma rays from radioactive iodine to help determine whether a patient has thyroid problems, including
hyperthyroidism,
cancer, or other growths.
Full article >>>Thyroid ScanAlternate Names
: Nuclear Scan - Thyroid, Radioactive Iodine Screening Test - Thyroid, RAUI, Scan - Thyroid
Definition ...
Full article >>>A
thyroid scan uses a radioactive tracer and a special camera to measure how much tracer is absorbed from the
bloodstream by the
thyroid gland. During a
thyroid scan, the camera takes pictures of the
thyroid gland from three different angles.
Full article >>>How to prepare for a
Thyroid Scan?
The referring
physician may ask that you/your child stop certain medications prior to having a
thyroid scan.
Full article >>>Thyroid scan - In this test, a small amount of a radioactive substance either is swallowed or injected into a
vein. The radioactive chemical will be taken up by the
thyroid gland.
Full article >>>Thyroid scan. This was once the
primary way of assessing thyroid
nodules. During the test, a radioactive isotope is injected into the
vein on the inside of your elbow.
Full article >>>First,
blood tests and
thyroid scans can safely identify about one-half of thyroid lumps as being non-
cancerous.
Full article >>>thyroid scanTSHTSI
Review Date: 8/1/2005
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Di
vision of
Endocrinology,
Diabetes, and
Hypertension, Brigham and Women's
Hospital, Harvard Medical
School, Boston, MA.
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diagnosis of Graves
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thyroid scan (showing diffusely increase uptake), the characteristic triad of ophthalmopathy, dermopathy, and
hyperthyroidism, ...
Full article >>>Iodine will cross the
placenta, so its use in either a
thyroid scan or in
treatment with radioactive iodine is prohibited in
pregnancy.
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