Thyroid uptake and scintigraphy using 99mTc pertechnetate: standardization in normal individuals
CONTEXT: Thyroid uptake and scintigraphy using 99mTc-pertechnetate has proven to be more advantageous than with 131I-iodide, since the images have better quality, the procedure is faster and the patient is submitted to a lower radiation dose. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to standardize a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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| Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802002000200004&lng=en&tlng=en |