Open AccessRole of technetium99m scan in detecting residual thyroid disease
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Mohanty
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050828
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , thyroid , thyroid disease , residual , radiology , disease , medical physics , pathology , surgery , computer science , algorithm
Technetium(99m) ((99m)Tc) Scintigraphy is a well established tool for diagnosing Thyroid disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usage of this particular method in detecting residual thyroid disease after surgery and its role as a diagnostic marker for the work up of a patient with residual disease. All were female patients seen in the ENT OPD for a period of 1 year from Feb 2004-Jan 2005, within the age group 24 yrs to 50 yrs.