Diagnosis of complete ectopic lingual thyroid with Tc-99m pertechnetate scintigraphy

Aktolun C., Demir H., Berk F., Kir K.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.26, no.11, pp.933-935, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00003072-200111000-00009
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.933-935
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The authors present four cases of ectopic lingual thyroid disease diagnosed by Tc-99m pertechnetate scanning, which is an efficient diagnostic tool that yields high-quality images in this clinical setting.