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Series Editor Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Epidemiology of Thyroid Nodules; Introduction; Palpation (Table 1.2); Ultrasound (Table 1.2); Other Imaging; Autopsy Data (Table 1.3); Summary; References; Chapter 2: History and Examination for Thyroid Nodules; Introduction; Physical Examination; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Laboratory Evaluation for Thyroid Nodules; Introduction; Laboratory Monitoring; TSH; T4 and T3; Thyroperoxidase Antibody (TPO); Thyroglobulin (Tg); Calcitonin (Ct); Conclusions; References.
Chapter 4: Nuclear Medicine in Evaluation and Therapy of Nodular Thyroid Nuclear Imaging and Uptake Measurements in Thyroid Nodular Disease; A Look Back; Current Use of Thyroid Scintigraphy in Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules; Radiopharmaceuticals; Iodine-131 (131I) for Uptake and Therapy; Iodine-123 for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules and Uptake Measurements; 99mTc Pertechnetate for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules and Uptake Measurements; Iodine-124 for Thyroid Imaging and Uptake; Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Procedures; Interpretation of Thyroid Scintigraphy; "Hot" Thyroid Nodules.
"Cold" Thyroid Nodules (Fig. 4.6) Interpretation of Thyroid Scan with 99mTc Pertechnetate vs. 123I for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules; Measurement of Uptake of Radiopharmaceuticals in the Thyroid Gland; 123I and 131I Radioiodine Uptake Measurement; Procedure for Uptake Measurement; 99mTc Pertechnetate for Thyroid Uptake Measurement; Patient Preparation for Thyroid Scintigraphy and Radioiodine Treatment; Radioiodine Therapy of Benign Thyroid Nodules; Toxic Multinodular Goiter; Radioiodine Treatment of Solitary Toxic Nodules; Radioiodine Treatment of the Nontoxic Multinodular Goiter.
Selection of 131I Activity for Treatment of Nodular Thyroid Disease Side Effects of Radioiodine Therapy for Benign Conditions Include; Role of Nuclear Medicine in Nodular Thyroid Disease in Children; Potential Value of Nuclear Medicine Studies for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of 123I Scintigraphy for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of Sestamibi Scanning of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of FDG PET for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology.
MIBI vs. FDG for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology Incidental Finding of Focally Increased Radiotracer Uptake in the Thyroid Gland on Nuclear Imaging; Incidental Finding of a Focally Increased FDG Uptake in the Thyroid Gland on PET; Incidental Finding of Focally Increased Uptake in the Thyroid Gland of Radiotracers Other Than FDG; References; Chapter 5: Imaging for Thyroid Nodules; Ultrasound Technique; Pattern Recognition; Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems; Thyroid Ultrasound Reporting Lexicon; Other Medical Imaging Techniques; PET-CT; Nuclear Medicine.
Chapter 4: Nuclear Medicine in Evaluation and Therapy of Nodular Thyroid Nuclear Imaging and Uptake Measurements in Thyroid Nodular Disease; A Look Back; Current Use of Thyroid Scintigraphy in Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules; Radiopharmaceuticals; Iodine-131 (131I) for Uptake and Therapy; Iodine-123 for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules and Uptake Measurements; 99mTc Pertechnetate for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules and Uptake Measurements; Iodine-124 for Thyroid Imaging and Uptake; Thyroid Nuclear Imaging Procedures; Interpretation of Thyroid Scintigraphy; "Hot" Thyroid Nodules.
"Cold" Thyroid Nodules (Fig. 4.6) Interpretation of Thyroid Scan with 99mTc Pertechnetate vs. 123I for Imaging of Thyroid Nodules; Measurement of Uptake of Radiopharmaceuticals in the Thyroid Gland; 123I and 131I Radioiodine Uptake Measurement; Procedure for Uptake Measurement; 99mTc Pertechnetate for Thyroid Uptake Measurement; Patient Preparation for Thyroid Scintigraphy and Radioiodine Treatment; Radioiodine Therapy of Benign Thyroid Nodules; Toxic Multinodular Goiter; Radioiodine Treatment of Solitary Toxic Nodules; Radioiodine Treatment of the Nontoxic Multinodular Goiter.
Selection of 131I Activity for Treatment of Nodular Thyroid Disease Side Effects of Radioiodine Therapy for Benign Conditions Include; Role of Nuclear Medicine in Nodular Thyroid Disease in Children; Potential Value of Nuclear Medicine Studies for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of 123I Scintigraphy for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of Sestamibi Scanning of Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology; The Potential Value of FDG PET for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology.
MIBI vs. FDG for Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology Incidental Finding of Focally Increased Radiotracer Uptake in the Thyroid Gland on Nuclear Imaging; Incidental Finding of a Focally Increased FDG Uptake in the Thyroid Gland on PET; Incidental Finding of Focally Increased Uptake in the Thyroid Gland of Radiotracers Other Than FDG; References; Chapter 5: Imaging for Thyroid Nodules; Ultrasound Technique; Pattern Recognition; Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems; Thyroid Ultrasound Reporting Lexicon; Other Medical Imaging Techniques; PET-CT; Nuclear Medicine.