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Thyroid Scan


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•	Why is the Test Performed?
•	How is the Test Performed?
•	How to Prepare for the Test?
•	How will the Test Feel?
•	Normal Values
•	What do Abnormal Results Mean?
•	Special Considerations
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Alternate Names : Nuclear Scan - Thyroid, Radioactive Iodine Screening Test - Thyroid, RAUI, Scan - Thyroid

Definition

A thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination that uses the emissions of gamma rays from radioactive iodine to help determine whether a patient has thyroid problems; including hyperthyroidism, cancer, or other growths.

Pictures & Images

Thyroid Enlargement - Scintiscan

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Why is the Test Performed?

When thyroid cancer or nodules are suspected.

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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images

Topics that might be of interest to you

Diseases & Conditions

• Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
• Cancer
• Colloid Nodular Goiter
• Goiter
• Hyperthyroidism
• Medullary Carcinoma of Thyroid
• Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) II
• Thyroid Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer - Papillary Carcinoma
• Toxic Nodular Goiter
• Tumor

Tests & Exams

• Isotope Study

Other Topics

• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Nodules
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation

Review Date : 10/17/2003
Reviewed By : Jeffrey Brown, M.D., Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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