Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Radionuclide thyroid scanning using technetium pertechnetate (Tc99m) is a useful aid in the differential diagnosis of benign thyroid disease. It is particularly useful in the differentiation of the causes of a thyrotoxic biochemical picture, e.g. viral thyroiditis, toxic nodular disease or Grave’s disease. This has implications for long-term management plans. However, its cost and exposure to radiation necessitate the need to justify its use in the ...