白色甲状腺光学扫描
Sara Zouggari1, Mohamed Aziz Bsiss1, Aboubaker Matrane1
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakesh, Morocco.
概括
白色甲状腺扫描,表明没有辐射追踪器吸收,可以信号先天性甲状腺功能低下症. 这一案例凸显了白色扫描与超声波相结合如何证实新生儿的载体缺乏.
科学领域:
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 核医学是一种核医学.
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 白色甲状腺扫描表示甲状腺的辐射追踪器吸收量很少或不存在.
- 主要原因包括过载,甲状腺炎和先天性甲状腺功能低下症,这是可预防的智力障碍的主要原因.
- 甲状腺扫描对于诊断先天性甲状腺功能低下症的病因至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 报告一个先天性甲状腺功能低下症的病例,诊断通过白色甲状腺扫描在新生儿.
- 为了调查导致所观察到的白色甲状腺扫描的病因因素.
- 为了强调结合甲状腺扫描与宫超声波的诊断实用性.
主要方法:
- 一个22天大的新生儿被诊断出患有先天性甲状腺功能低下症被评估.
- 进行了宫超声波,以评估甲状腺结构和血管性.
- 进行了-99m (Tc 99m) 甲状腺扫描,以评估放射性追踪剂的吸收.
主要成果:
- 宫超声显示甲状腺的正常声结构,没有病变或血管异常.
- 99m Tc 甲状腺扫描显示甲状腺区域完全缺乏放射标志物吸收,与白色甲状腺扫描一致.
- 超声波上可见的甲状腺和白色扫描的组合表明输送器缺乏.
结论:
- 一个新生儿的白色甲状腺扫描与先天性甲状腺功能低下症,在超声波上与正常位置的甲状腺一起,强烈表明载体缺乏.
- /同载基因的突变是这种缺陷的可能原因.
- 这一案例强调了综合诊断成像在确定先天性甲状腺功能低下症的原因方面的重要性.
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