Radioiodine whole-body scintigraphy (WBS), which takes advantage of the high avidity of
radioiodine in the functioning thyroid tissues, has been used for detection of differentiated …

Abstract Background Iodine-131 (I-131) whole-body scan (WBS) plays an important role in
the management of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), to detect normal …

Classic radiological and nuclear medicine signs have been reported extensively because of
a myriad of pathophysiological processes. When encountered, they aid in diagnosis of …

WE PRESENT THE WHOLE BODY I-131 scan images of a 45-year-old woman who
underwent thyroid remnant ablation therapy after undergoing total thyroidectomy for …

One of the more common radionuclide therapies performed by nuclear medicine
departments involves administering iodine 131 for thyroid ablation in the treatment of thyroid …

Objective Radioiodine ablation with iodine-131 is a standard therapeutic procedure for
patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). We present a contamination …

A patient with metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma (after surgical resection of tumor and
positive lymph nodes) undergoing thyroid ablation therapy with 131I is described. Whole …

A 40 year old woman with no comorbid illnesses was referred to our center for further
management of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. Clinical examination along with …

Two artifacts in the 131π whole body post treatment scan in a thyroid cancer patient Page 1
Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine ñ September - December 2007 www.nuclmed.gr 184 …

Objective: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) capture, organify iodine and have the ability to
synthesize and release thyroglobulin. Because of this feature, DTCs can be treated with high …