A thyroid scan is a specialized imaging procedure for examining your thyroid, the gland that controls your metabolism. It’s located in the front part of your neck. Typically, the scan works with ...

A thyroid uptake test is another name that is used to describe an RAIU test. An RAIU is a nuclear test‌ that works by detecting molecular activity. Using radioactive material, the test can ...

In the radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) test, you swallow a small amount of radioactive iodine before you receive a scan. The test reveals how well your thyroid is functioning. The thyroid is a ...

Her post-therapy scan showed uptake only in thyroid remnant in the thyroid bed. She was considered a low-risk patient with an American Joint Committee on Cancer stage I and American Thyroid ...

Physical exams. Done in your doctor's office, this is a simple and painless test where your doctor feels your neck for any growths or enlargement of the thyroid. Iodine uptake tests. If you have ...

Fusion of the CT and PET scan demonstrated isotope uptake in the entire thyroid (Figure 1C). Sonographic examination of the thyroid showed a mildly enlarged, hypoechoic thyroid (Figure 2A ...

They may also order a thyroid scan or a radioactive iodine uptake test, a noninvasive imaging test that occurs after you ...

She is taking no thyroid medication. A thyroid scan indicates no uptake. Pituitary testing, whole-body I 131 scan, and antibody titers have not been checked. What is the next step in the workup of ...