PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - El Mantani Ordoulidis, Sokratis
AU  - Siampanopoulou, Maria
TI  - The Role of [<sup>99m</sup>Tc]Tc-Sestamibi in Functional Imaging of the Iodine-Loaded Thyroid Gland
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.123.265665
DP  - 2023 Jul 11
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - jnmt.123.265665
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2023/07/11/jnmt.123.265665.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2023/07/11/jnmt.123.265665.full
AB  - Due to high iodine loading from iodinated contrast media, the thyroid uptake of common radiopharmaceuticals ([99mTc]NaTcO4 and [123I]NaI) can be influenced up to 2 mo after administration. In such cases, and generally when differential diagnosis between productive and destructive thyrotoxicosis is necessary, [99mTc]Tc-sestamibi scintigraphy could be an option. This case highlights the role of [99mTc]Tc-sestamibi in the evaluation of thyrotoxicosis in a patient with a blocked thyroid gland as a result of stable iodine saturation.