Thyroid scans.

This article forms part of our 'Tests and results' series for 2012, which aims to provide information about common tests that general practitioners order regularly. It considers areas such as indications, what to tell the patient, what the test can and cannot tell you and interpretation of results.

Related Organizations

Prince Charles Hospital
Australia

Keywords

Thyroid Gland, Middle Aged, Thyroid Function Tests, Radiation Dosage, Thyroid Diseases, Antithyroid Agents, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Humans, Female, Radiopharmaceuticals, Radionuclide Imaging, Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m, Ultrasonography

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