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Scintigraphy · Whole body · open case 008

Radiology · Whole body

Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pertechnetate scintigraphy of the patient's thyroid gland is faintly observed with generalized reduced tracer uptake in the thyroid gland. There is increased background tracer activity in the salivary glands. These findings are compatible with thyroiditis.
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) pertechnetate scintigraphy of the patient's thyroid gland is faintly observed with generalized reduced tracer uptake in the thyroid gland. There is…

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Category
Whole body
Difficulty
mean
Type
Radiological image
Mode
Scintigraphy

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC4539555 · License CC BY

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