Thyroid Scanning in Patients with Suspected Thyroid Disease
Authors: CHARLES A. REASNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1985)

Brief Reports1 February 1985Thyroid Scanning in Patients with Suspected Thyroid DiseaseCHARLES A. REASNER II, M.D., WILLIAM L ISLEY, M.D.CHARLES A. REASNER II, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM L ISLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-102-2-209 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo assess the therapeutic effect of radioisotope imaging in patients with thyroid disease, we reviewed the thyroid clinic charts of 730 consecutive patients seen at Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center from September 1981 through September 1983. Two-hundred fifty-one patients had received a thyroid scan as part of their initial evaluation. The clinical impression (based on the history, physical findings, and thyroid function test results), scan interpretation (provided by the nuclear medicine staff), and subsequent therapy were recorded for each patient (Table 1). Iodine-131 was used to evaluate patients with substernal mass; all other patients were scanned with 123I....References1. ASHCRAFTVAN HERLE MA. Management of thyroid nodules: II. Scanning techniques, thyroid suppressive therapy, and fine needle aspiration. Head Neck Surg. 1981;3:297-322. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. OKERLUNDSOMMERSGRELLGALANTEHUNTCLARK MJTMTO. Clinical importance of the "indeterminate" nodule in thyroid imaging: the commonest cause of the false negative thyroid imaging study. J Nucl Med. 1980;21:P31. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. SOLOMON D. Cost-effective analysis of the evaluation of thyroid nodule, pp 227-31. In: VAN HERLE AJ, moderator. The thyroid nodule. Ann Intern Med. 1982;96:221-32. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. GEERDSEN J. Scintigraphic and clinical evaluation of nontoxic thyroid neoplasms. Acta Chir Scand. 1979;145:133-6. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. DEGROOTREILLYPINNAMENENIREFETOFF LMKS. Retrospective and prospective study of radiation-induced thyroid disease. Am J Med. 1983;74:852-62. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SAMPSON R. Prevalence and significance of occult thyroid cancer. In: DeGroot LJ, ed. Radiation Associated Thyroid Carcinoma. New York: Grune & Stratton, Inc.; 1977:137-53. Google Scholar7. HAMBURGERMILLERGARCIAMEIERSTOLFERTAYLOR JJMDSC. IS thyroid imaging an overutilized diagnostic procedure? In: HAMBURGER JI, MILLER JM, eds. Controversies in Clinical Thyroidology. New York: Springer Verlag; 1981:1-20. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TUNBRIDGEEVEREDHALL WDR. The spectrum of thyroid disease in a community: the Whickham survey. Clin Endocrinol (OxO. 1977;6:207-11. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: CHARLES A. REASNERII, M.D.; WILLIAM L ISLEY, M.D.Affiliations: U.S. Air Force Medical Center Lackland Air Force Base, Texas PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThyroidIodine-123 scintigraphy in the evaluation of pediatric thyroid disorders: A ten year experienceThyrotoxicosis in the Critically IllInterpretation of thyroid function testsFine-Needle Biopsy: Extended ObservationsThyroid Imaging: Indications and LimitationsFine needle aspiration of the thyroidThyroid Scanning or Fine-Needle BiopsyJOHN E. NESTLER, M.D. 1 February 1985Volume 102, Issue 2Page: 209-210KeywordsChartsHistory of medicineThyroidThyroid diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1985 PDF downloadLoading ...