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ea0017p30 | (1) | BSPED2008

Diagnostic accuracy of four modalities: venous thyroid function tests, thyroglobulin, ultrasound and ^99mpertechnetate scanning (Quattro mode): in the investigation of newborns referred with TSH elevation

Neumann D , Jones J , Perry R , Kaur H , Maroo S , Attaie M , Thompson E , Butler S , Irwin G , Watt A , Pohlenz J , Donaldson M

Introduction: Thyroid imaging in the newborns referred with TSH elevation is helpful in establishing a lifelong diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), in defining the cause and hence assisting with genetic counselling and in gauging thyroxine requirement.Study aims: To compare diagnostic success when using one, two, three or all four (Quattro mode) of the following modalities pre-treatment venous thyroid function tests (TFTs), quantitative t...

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Diagnostic accuracy of four modalities: venous thyroid function tests, thyroglobulin, ultrasound and ^99mpertechnetate scanning (Quattro mode): in the investigation of newborns referred with TSH elevation

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Endocrine Abstracts

Diagnostic accuracy of four modalities: venous thyroid function tests, thyroglobulin, ultrasound and 99mpertechnetate scanning (Quattro mode): in the investigation of newborns referred with TSH elevation

BiosciAbstracts

Diagnostic accuracy of four modalities: venous thyroid function tests, thyroglobulin, ultrasound and ^99mpertechnetate scanning (Quattro mode): in the investigation of newborns referred with TSH elevation