RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Artifact from <sup>131</sup>I-Contaminated Mask in Postradioiodine Therapy Scintigraphy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 356
OP 357
DO 10.2967/jnmt.121.262438
VO 49
IS 4
A1 Francesca Betti
A1 Luca Antonacci
A1 Duccio Volterrani
YR 2021
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/49/4/356.abstract
AB 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.