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Thyroid scintigraphy plays an important role in the evaluation of the thyroid gland owing to the functional and anatomic information it simultaneously provides. Both iodine-123 (123I) and tech-netium-99m (99mTc) may be used for diagnostic evaluation of the pediatric thyroid gland. The major indications for thyroid scintigraphy in children include neck masses, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism.35 Iodine-131 (131I) has limited application in pediatric thyroid scintigraphy owing to its high radiation absorbed dose. Iodine-131 is employed in the treatment of hyperthyroidism in patients who do not respond to medical therapy or who are not compliant or who refuse surgery. Iodine-131 is used in patients with metastatic papillary carcinoma of the thyroid for the measurement of radioiodine turnover in metastases prior to 131I therapy.

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    S. T. Treves M.D. (Chief, Professor of Radiology) (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

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Paltiel, H.J., Larsen, R., Treves, S.T. (1995). Thyroid. In: Treves, S.T. (eds) Pediatric Nuclear Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4205-3_9

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