Serial occurrence of two types of postpartum thyroid disorders: Usefulness of Tc-99m pertechnetate uptake

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 460-462

  Misaki, Takashi ^a   Miyamoto, Shinichi ^a   Kasagi, Kanji ^a   Mori, Toru ^a   Konishi, Junji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; PUERPERIUM; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTOXICOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS; THYROTOXICOSIS;

EID: 0029984274     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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