‘Warm’ Thyroid Nodule (Nucl)	

Fig. 25.4 A ‘warm’ nodule imaged using 99mTc pertechnetate. Uptake in the inferior pole of the enlarged right lobe of the thyroid is greater than that in the surrounding gland and corresponds to the site of a palpable nodule. The study should be repeated using 231I.

See also:
• Investigation of Malignant Thyroid Tumours.