Abstract:Thyrotoxicosis is hypermetabolic states that is not always associated with hyperfunction of thyroid gland and can present a problem in diagnostic differentiation. We have tried to prove that performing thyroid scintigraphy with (99m) Tc pertechnetate immediately after the first minute of intravenous injection enables the differentiation of Morbus Basedow and Plummer's disease from other diseases of thyroid gland. A total of 120 patients were included in this prospective study, 50 of them diagnosed with hyperth… Show more
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