Abstract:Background: Examination of thyroid scintigraphy or thyroid gland scintigraphy is a nuclear medicine examination using radioactive substances or radiopharmaceuticals that are inserted into the body through intravenous injections which aim to obtain functional morphological imaging of the thyroid and to assess the ability of the thyroid gland to capture radioactive substances or radiopharma-ceuticals.Methods: This imaging prosedure using Tc-99m (Technisium-99m) radiopharmaceuticals as much as 2-5 mCi. To get max… Show more
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