Abstract:
Objective To evaluate clinicalvalue of radioactive iodineuptake and thyroid imaging in diagnosisofpainless thyroiditis(PT).
Methods Seventy casesof PT patients, 50 casesofGD patientsand 50 cases of healthy personswere retrospectively analyzed by using radioactive iodine uptake, thyroid imaging and serological examination.
Results PT group radioactive iodine uptake ratewas significantly lower than the control group, GD group was significantly higher than the control group, PT group and the GD group differencewas significant(F=64.88, P < 0.01).Thyroid image of PTgroup isnotclear, orno to be seen, thyroid image of GD group can be clearly visible.
Conclusion Radioactive iodine uptake and thyroid imaging play an irreplaceable role in the identification of PTand GD, and themethod issimpleand effective too.