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Thallium-201 scan in evaluating thyroid nodules following equivocal fine-needle aspiration cytology
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital 325, Section 3, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei, Taiwan 114 ROC.
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The AIM of this prospective study was to evaluate the usefulness of the thallium-201 ( (201) Tl) thyroid scan in the detection of malignancy in cold thyroid nodules whose status was equivocal following palpation fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC).
Patients, Methods:
Fifty-one patients with clinically palpable solitary cold thyroid nodules classified as non-diagnostic or suspicious following biopsy underwent (201) Tl thyroid scans. Each scan was performed 15 min (early scan) and 3 h (delayed scan) after an intravenous administration of 74 MBq (201) Tl. Thallium uptake in the nodules was visually assessed and scored on a three point scale, with a grade of three defining malignancy. All patients underwent surgery and the histopathology of nodule tissues were compared with results of the scans.
Results:
Fifty-one nodules were examined. Forty were benign and 11 were malignant. For early scans, the diagnostically relevant parameters were: sensitivity (100%), specificity (75%), and accuracy (80%). Corresponding findings for the delayed scan were: 91%, 98%, and 96%.
Conclusion:
The (201) Tl scan is useful for detecting malignancy in cold thyroid nodules classified as nondiagnostic or suspicious lesions by FNAC.
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