Estimation of Thyroid Nodules using Thyroid Function Test and Scintigraphy

Abstract

This study consists of 51 patients with thyroid nodules of different ages, gander, weigh, and heights, the data of this study collected from patients who referred to the department of nuclear medicine at Khartoum hospital for oncology and nuclear medicine for thyroid scan and they done laboratory test of Thyroid function test (TFT) .in period from Mar 2018 to Feb 2020. After that they were divided into three groups according to number of nodules. Group A consisted of 44 patients with one nodule. Group B contained of 5 patients with two nodules, and Group C consisting of 2 patients with three or more. For data analysis we used SPSS. This study aimed to find thyroid uptake and TFT values and evaluated the effects of thyroid uptake on TFT for patients with thyroid nodules. The result found that there is significant correlation between the thyroid uptake and T, where uptake can be estimated using T3. There is a possibilities of using TFT as a diagnostic method for thyroid nodules alone.