Nuclear Scanning in Evaluation and Treatment of Thyroid Disorders: A Beginners Guide

Vandana K Dhingra

Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

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Abstract:

Thyroid disorders are common worldwide and the biggest fear amongst most patients with neck swellings is thyroid cancer. We need simple techniques in our clinics to diagnose and treat patients with thyroid disorders in order to initiate the right treatment as well as to alleviate patient’s anxiety. Incomplete information and ignorance regarding these techniques prevents many clinicians to benefit from these simple and cost effective methods. Thus radioisotope modalities are still underutilized in many countries. We put together a short review by compiling our experience of common ways to effectively utilize radioisotope techniques in thyroid clinics along with literature review from current guidelines in a most simple and easy to understand way for the clinician.

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Cite the Article:

Dhingra VK. Nuclear Scanning in Evaluation and Treatment of Thyroid Disorders: A Beginners Guide. Clin Oncol. 2017; 2: 1260.