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Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 6/2018

03.11.2018 | Case Report

Evaluation of Hot Nodules of Thyroid Gland Using Tc-99m Pertechnetate: a Novel Approach Using Quantitative Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography

verfasst von: Reeree Lee, Young So, Yoo Sung Song, Won Woo Lee

Erschienen in: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Planar scintigraphy using Tc-99m pertechnetate is useful for snapshot evaluation of hot thyroid nodules, which are pathologically follicular adenoma and seldom, if ever, malignant. The autonomy of the hot nodules has been demonstrated by the presence of thyroid-stimulating hormone-dependent extra-nodular thyroid tissue besides the hot nodules. Here, we present two cases of hot thyroid nodules in patients who underwent quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT). In addition to the nodules, contralateral normal thyroid parenchyma was evaluated based on standardized uptake values. One patient had a traditional follicular adenoma suppressing other thyroid tissue, whereas the other patient seemed to have a nodule erupting from underlying hyperfunctioning, not suppressed, thyroid tissue. This novel approach using quantitative SPECT/CT unveils a new pathology of hot thyroid nodule that does not suppress, but coincides with hyperfunctioning thyroid tissue.
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Metadaten
Titel
Evaluation of Hot Nodules of Thyroid Gland Using Tc-99m Pertechnetate: a Novel Approach Using Quantitative Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography
verfasst von
Reeree Lee
Young So
Yoo Sung Song
Won Woo Lee
Publikationsdatum
03.11.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1869-3474
Elektronische ISSN: 1869-3482
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-018-0554-5

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