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Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 99mTc-bleomycin

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The value of 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy in the evaluation of cold areas on a 99mTc-pertechnetate scan was investigated in 35 patients. A histological diagnosis was obtained in 31 patients. Only one of the six malignant lesions was considered as positive and two as doubtful. Of the remaining 25 patients with non-toxic colloid goitre, one was clearly positive and four were doubtful. These results indicate that 99mTc-bleomycin scintigraphy is not a valuable procedure in the further evaluation of patients with cold lesions.

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  1. Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Guido A. K. Heidendal, Jan D. Wiener, Wim den Hollander & L. G. Thijs

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Heidendal, G.A.K., Wiener, J.D., den Hollander, W. et al. Evaluation of cold areas on the thyroid scan with 99mTc-bleomycin. Eur J Nucl Med 4, 285–286 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00304885

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