TY - JOUR AU - Alswat, Khaled AU - Assiri, Sara Ahmad AU - Althaqafi, Raad M. M. AU - Alsufyani, Atheer AU - Althagafi, Abaad AU - Alrebaiee, Sara AU - Alsukhayri, Najd PY - 2020 DA - 2020/07/06 TI - Scintigraphy evaluation of hyperthyroidism and its correlation with clinical and biochemical profiles JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 324 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Hyperthyroidism is the excessive synthesis of thyroid hormones. Thyroid uptake scans and ultrasonography provide an accurate diagnosis of hyperthyroidism, especially when thyroid receptor antibody (TRAb) measurement is not readily available. This study explored the prevalence of various hyperthyroidism causes using retrospective scintigraphy results and evaluated their relationship with clinical, biochemical, and sonographic imaging parameters from patients who underwent 99mTc-pertechnetate thyroid scans between 2016 and 2019 in Taif, Saudi Arabia, where literature is insufficient. Furthermore, the inappropriate use of thyroid scanning in different thyroid diseases was evaluated. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05164-5 DO - 10.1186/s13104-020-05164-5 ID - Alswat2020 ER -