| Autor: |
Pochis WT; Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee., Krasnow AZ, Isitman AT, Cerletty JM, Kir KM, Hellman RS, Collier BD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Clinical nuclear medicine [Clin Nucl Med] 1990 Jul; Vol. 15 (7), pp. 491-4. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00003072-199007000-00008 |
| Abstrakt: |
False-positive findings suggestive of metastatic functioning thyroid carcinoma have been well documented in I-131 whole-body imaging. These artifacts are often associated with contamination from radioiodine-containing body secretions. Recently, a contaminated handkerchief on an iodine-131 whole-body scan was reported. In the following study, two additional cases involving the sequestration of I-131 contaminated handkerchiefs in patients' pockets are presented, and the literature regarding these false-positive findings is reviewed. Although rare, this "radioactive handkerchief sign" may cause serious misinterpretation of a focal radioiodine accumulation. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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