Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 99mTc-bleomycin

The value of 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy in the evaluation of cold areas on a 99mTc-pertechnetate scan was investigated in 35 patients. A histological diagnosis was obtained in 31 patients. Only one of the six malignant lesions was considered as positive and two as doubtful. Of the remaining 25 pat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European Journal of Nuclear Medicine 1979-08, Vol.4 (4), p.285-286
Hauptverfasser:	Heidendal, G A, Wiener, J D, den Hollander, W, Thijs, L G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bleomycin Carcinoma - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Goiter, Nodular - diagnostic imaging Goiter, Nodular - pathology Humans Methods Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	The value of 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy in the evaluation of cold areas on a 99mTc-pertechnetate scan was investigated in 35 patients. A histological diagnosis was obtained in 31 patients. Only one of the six malignant lesions was considered as positive and two as doubtful. Of the remaining 25 patients with non-toxic colloid goitre, one was clearly positive and four were doubtful. These results indicate that 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy is not a valuable procedure in the further evaluation of patients with cold lesions.
ISSN:	0340-6997 1619-7089
DOI:	10.1007/BF00304885