Acquisition

-  Use gammacamera with pinhole or paralell low energy collimator for imaging.

-  At 20 min, obtain 5 min counts over head, neck and upper thorax in anterior and oblique views.

-  Put a radioactive marker on mandible and upper sternum. The use of a leaded size marker is recommended for size calibration .

-  Mark palpable nodules.

References:

  1. David V. Becker et al. Procedure Guideline for Thyroid Uptake Measurement 2.0 p: 29-32, Society of Nuclear Medicine MANUAL 2001-2002.

  2. Degrossi OJ et al. Diagnóstico del Bocio Nodular, p: 691-176 and Wagner J et al. Diagnóstico y Tratamiento de las Malformaciones y Disfunciones del Tiroides p: 177-184 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.

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