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ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2025

99mTc-pertechnetate cut-off to distinguish Graves' disease from subacute thyroiditis.

Amir Gholami, Mahsa Sabbaghi, Hoda Shirafkan, Seyyed Hossein Mousavie Anijdan

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Amir GholamiDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Mahsa SabbaghiSchool of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Hoda ShirafkanSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
Seyyed Hossein Mousavie AnijdanDepartment of Radiation Technology, Allied Medicine Faculty, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.

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Background: The cause of thyrotoxicosis can be determined through the thyroid uptake of 99mTc-pertechnetate Methods: A total of 60 patients were included in the study Results: The mean percentage 99mTc-pertechnetate uptake in Graves group was much higher than that of the subacute thyroiditis group, which was statistically significant (P <0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis revealed that the uptake cut-off value of 1.1% had the sensitivity and specificity of 97% and 95%, respectively. Conclusion: The findings depicted that the cutoff value of 1.1% for 99mTc-pertechnetate uptake could be a helpful index to differentiate Graves' disease from subacute thyroiditis, especially when it is difficult to distinguish between the two diseases using conventional diagnostic methods.

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Graves' diseaseSubacute thyroiditisTechnetium uptakeThyrotoxicosis

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