FALSE POSITIVE I-131 TOTAL-BODY SCAN DUE TO AN ECTASIA OF THE COMMON CAROTIDIS

被引:17
作者
GIUFFRIDA, D [1 ]
GAROFALO, MR [1 ]
CACCIAGUERRA, G [1 ]
FRENI, V [1 ]
IPPOLITO, A [1 ]
REGALBUTO, C [1 ]
SANTONOCITO, MG [1 ]
BELFIORE, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CATANIA,OSPED GARIBALDI,CATTEDRA ANGIOL,I-95123 CATANIA,ITALY
关键词
THYROID CANCER; TOTAL BODY SCAN; ULTRASOUND SCANNING; ANGIOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1007/BF03344949
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A cervical accumulation of radioiodine at Total Body Scan (TBS) in a patient who had been thyroidectomized for a follicular thyroid carcinoma led to unnecessary radioiodine treatment. Thyroglobulin measurements indicated constantly low levels. Following ultrasound scanning of the neck, echo-doppler examination of the cervical vessels and angiography with Tc-99, this area of increased activity at TBS imaging was shown to be due to an ectasia of the right common carotidis causing blood stasis and reverse flow.
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页数:5
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