RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Congenital thyroid disease revisited: migrational anomalies and dyshormonogenesis.
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 282
OP 286
VO 27
IS 4
A1 Gordon, B
A1 Yaakob, W
A1 Willi, S
A1 Buse, M
A1 Gordon, L
YR 1999
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/4/282.abstract
AB Nuclear medicine scintigraphy, in conjunction with other diagnostic tools, plays a vital role in assessing patients with congenital migrational anomalies. We present 5 patients, 4 of whom were hypothyroid and 1 patient who was euthyroid. Scintigraphic and ultrasonographic images were examined and correlated with laboratory results. These patients demonstrate the spectrum of migrational anomalies of the thyroid. Nuclear medicine scintigraphy was a valuable aid in establishing the location of the ectopic thyroid as well as its function.