| International Journal of Nuclear Medicine Research (Volume 4 Issue 1) | |
| Evaluation of Residual Thyroid Tissue with Tc-99m MIBI in Differential Thyroid Carcinoma Patients: A Case Report |  |
| Pages 13-14 Derya Cayir, Mine Araz, Bekir Ucan and Erman Cakal DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15379/2408-9788.2017.04.01.03 Published: 19 May 2017 |
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| Abstract | |
| Tc-99m pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy is used in the routine for the evaluation of residual tissue after total thyroidectomy operations in differentiating thyroid carcinoma. Tc-99m methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (Tc99m MIBI) was first developed as a myocardial perfusion agent and is also used for tumor imaging. Tc-99m MIBI is taken up by the functioning thyroid tissue and washed-out fast. We present a case of differentiated thyroid carcinoma where uptake out the thyroid bed was not detectable by Tc-99m pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy but with Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy in the postoperative period. | |
| Keywords | |
| Total thyroidectomy, Residual tissue, Thyroid scintigraphy, Tc-99m pertechnetate, Tc-99m MIBI. | |
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