Endo: Radiology

Question 0

Is a procedure that uses nuclear medicine imaging to evaluate the thyroid functions

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Thyroid scan

Question 1

Have been shown to have predictive value for determining the probability of malignancy in thyroid nodules

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Doppler imaging

Question 2

Low TSH level would be an indication for thyroid which is otherwise not useful in the evaluation of thyroid nodules

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Scintigraphy

Question 3

Produces an image of the thyroid

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Thyroid scan

Question 4

Measures thyroid function without imaging

Answer 4

Radio iodine uptake test

Question 5

Used to evaluate patients with thyroid cancer

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Whole body thyroid scan

Question 6

Thyroid nodule with a much higher uptake radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma

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Hot nodule

Question 7

Thyroid nodule with a much lower uptake radioactive iodine than the surrounding parenchyma

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Cold nodule

Question 8

Standard for interrogating the parathyroid glands

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High frequency 12 or 15 MHz transducers

Question 9

Primary imaging modalities for pancreas

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Ultz & CT scan

Question 10

Is the primary imaging method for evaluating adrenal disorder

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CT scan

Question 11

Most useful as an alternative to CT in patients who cannot tolerate intravenous iodinated contrast and when confirming hemorrhage

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MRI

Question 12

Gold standard for pituitary gland testing

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MRI