Abstract
A patient with metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma (after surgical resection of tumor and positive lymph nodes) undergoing thyroid ablation therapy with 131I is described. Wholebody scintigraphy was performed 1 wk after ablation therapy to evaluate the presence of residual disease. The whole-body images demonstrated an artifact caused by tracer accumulation in the patient's scalp related to recent hair coloring. Common etiologies of false-positive 131I scintigraphic findings are briefly reviewed. The importance of taking preventative measures to decrease the number of false-positive findings and recognizing these findings when they occur is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-45 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of nuclear medicine technology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2013 |
Keywords
- False-positive uptake
- Hair coloring
- I distribution
- Postablation scan
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging