Artifact from 131I-contaminated mask in postradioiodine therapy scintigraphy

F Betti, L Antonacci, D Volterrani - Journal of Nuclear Medicine …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
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 …

[HTML][HTML] False positive finding on whole-body iodine-131 scan secondary to contaminated face mask: an uncommon peril in current COVID pandemic

A Anwariya, P Aggarwal, A Sood… - Asia Oceania Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Covid-19 has changed the practice of present-day medicine. Social-distancing, hand-
sanitation and use of face-mask are important measures taken against its spread. Post …

Contamination of a bracelet following iodine-131 therapy: a case report

B Bybel, W Beebe, BY Kim… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2000 - Soc Nuclear Med
A 73-y-old patient who had thyroid carcinoma had a post-treatment, whole-body 131I scan.
The scan demonstrated an artifact caused by a bracelet contaminated with radioactive …

The helmet sign: physiologic radioactive accumulation after 131I therapy—a case report

L Ash, B Bybel, D Neumann… - Journal of nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
After 131I radioablative treatment, a 51-y-old woman underwent whole-body 131I scanning,
which revealed intense uptake along the periphery of the skull. The patient disclosed that …

Incidental detection of COVID-19 associated pneumonia by [99mTc] UBI scintigraphy

F Jafari, M Alavi - Nuclear Medicine Review, 2021 - journals.viamedica.pl
A 31-year-old woman who had multiple orthopedic surgeries on the left lower limb and
recently suffered from pain and redness in the lateral left lower thigh was referred to the …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological protection and biological COVID-19 protection in the nuclear medicine department

K Ohnuki, M Yoshimoto, H Fujii - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine …, 2021 - Springer
Dear Sir, Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is spreading worldwide.
Healthcare workers are at risk of infection with this virus, and they must undertake biological …

Ionizing radiation exposure in patients with COVID-19: More than needed

I Yurdaisik, F Nurili, SH Aksoy… - Radiation Protection …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objective The aim of the study was to evaluate the ionizing radiation exposure in patients
with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods This was a retrospective …

Incidental findings suggestive of COVID-19 in asymptomatic patients undergoing nuclear medicine procedures in a high-prevalence region

D Albano, F Bertagna, M Bertoli, G Bosio… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
Infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
may remain asymptomatic, leading to under-recognition of the related disease, coronavirus …

Radioiodine treatment triggers security alarms: case report and review of literature

GJ Paz-Filho, JV Busnello, J Licinio… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2008 - Soc Nuclear Med
TO THE EDITOR: Since the September 11 attacks, security procedures have been
strengthened in order to identify terrorist threats. An increasing number of sensitive radiation …

[PDF][PDF] An interesting contamination artifact appearing in I-131 whole-body imaging after ablative therapy

PO Kara, O Sari, GK Gedik, I Kocak, B Kaya - Rev Esp Med Nucl, 2011 - apbs.mersin.edu.tr
Differentiated thyroid carcinoma is an uncommon disease, defined as a carcinoma deriving
from follicular epithelium. The prognosis of disease is generally excellent with appropriate …