Patients with autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN) may not have an abnormal TSH value, particularly in iodine-deficient areas. Aim: To verify the accuracy of TSH as screening test in detecting AFTN and to evaluate ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodules which have resulted autonomously functioning at thyroid scintigraphy (TS).
Ianni, F., Perotti, G., Prete, A., Paragliola, R. M., Ricciato, M. P., Carrozza, C., Salvatori, M., Pontecorvi, A., Corsello, S. M., Thyroid scintigraphy: an old tool is still the gold standard for an effective diagnosis of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules, <<JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION>>, 2013; 36 (4): 233-236. [doi:10.3275/8471] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/53948]
Thyroid scintigraphy: an old tool is still the gold standard for an effective diagnosis of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules
Ianni, Francesca;Perotti, Germano;Prete, Alessandro;Paragliola, Rosa Maria;Ricciato, Maria Pia;Carrozza, Cinzia;Salvatori, Massimo;Pontecorvi, Alfredo;Corsello, Salvatore Maria
2013
Abstract
Patients with autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTN) may not have an abnormal TSH value, particularly in iodine-deficient areas. Aim: To verify the accuracy of TSH as screening test in detecting AFTN and to evaluate ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodules which have resulted autonomously functioning at thyroid scintigraphy (TS).
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