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Riedel's thyroiditis other imaging findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

24-hour iodine-123 uptake is absent or decreased in Riedel’s thyroiditis.

Other Imaging Findings

Other Imaging Findings

24-Hour iodine-123 uptake is helpful in differentiating Riedel’s thyroiditis from other thyroid conditions.[1][2][3][4]

  • The uptake of iodine-123 is absent or decreased in Riedel’s thyroiditis.
References

References

  1. ↑ Yasmeen T, Khan S, Patel SG, Reeves WA, Gonsch FA, de Bustros A, Kaplan EL (2002). “Clinical case seminar: Riedel’s thyroiditis: report of a case complicated by spontaneous hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, and Horner’s syndrome”. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 87 (8): 3543–7. doi:10.1210/jcem.87.8.8752. PMID 12161472.
  2. ↑ “Thyroiditis — NEJM”.
  3. ↑ Papi G, LiVolsi VA (2004). “Current concepts on Riedel thyroiditis”. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 121 Suppl: S50–63. PMID 15298150.
  4. ↑ Papi G, Corrado S, Cesinaro AM, Novelli L, Smerieri A, Carapezzi C (2002). “Riedel’s thyroiditis: clinical, pathological and imaging features”. Int. J. Clin. Pract. 56 (1): 65–7. PMID 11831840.

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