Ectopic functioning thyroid tissue in the thyroglossal duct detected by radionuclide imaging

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 630-

  Rao, P Nageswara ^a   Pandit, Nandini ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Upadhya, Indira V ^a   Sagar, M S Vidya ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ectopic tissue; Thyroglossal duct; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; TRACER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG UPTAKE; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTOXICOSIS; TOXIC GOITER;

CHORISTOMA; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 24044432938     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000174206.05098.fe     Document Type: Article

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