TY - JOUR T1 - Artifact from <sup>131</sup>I-Contaminated Mask in Postradioiodine Therapy Scintigraphy JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 356 LP - 357 DO - 10.2967/jnmt.121.262438 VL - 49 IS - 4 AU - Francesca Betti AU - Luca Antonacci AU - Duccio Volterrani Y1 - 2021/12/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/49/4/356.abstract N2 - A patient wearing the mandatory face mask because of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic underwent postradioiodine therapy scintigraphy. The spot view of the neck showed an area of uptake that was later demonstrated to be caused by contamination of the mask. This finding has led to updating the scan procedure for posttherapy scintigraphy by replacing the patients’ masks before the scan acquisition. ER -