Open AccessSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography iodine-131 uptake of bronchiectasis masquerading as metastatic thryroid disease
Author(s) -
Takman Mack,
Joanne L. Miller,
Eugene D. Silverman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.158555
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiectasis , computed tomography , radiology , single photon emission computed tomography , tomography , emission computed tomography , nuclear medicine , scintigraphy , positron emission tomography , lung
We report a 37-year-old female who underwent radioiodine treatment, with subsequent scintigraphy findings suggestive of pulmonary metastatic disease. The abnormal uptake on single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography correlated with a focal area of the right middle lobe bronchiectasis.