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Nonvisualization of suppressed thyroid tissue on Tl-201 scintigraphy

J McEwan1, C Park

  • 1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|November 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Thallium-201 (Tl-201) scintigraphy may fail to visualize suppressed thyroid tissue in cases of toxicosis. Ultrasound imaging is a valuable tool for differentiating thyroid suppression from agenesis in such scenarios.

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