Thyroid scintigraphy differentiates subtypes of congenital hypothyroidism
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Benefits and Risks of Thyroid Scintigraphy in Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism
The diagnosis on the basis of low serum thyroxine level wiJh high thyrotropin level of congenital pri1111lfY hypothyroidism in newborn screening programs fails to distinguish between transient hypothyroidism and ectopic thyroid, athyrosis, dyshormonogenesis, or transient hyperthyrotropinemill. The correct use of neonotol thyroid scintigraphy aids in making a specific anatomic diagnosis. We scan...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317665