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The aim of this study was to identify malignant thyroid nodules using iodine-123 and thallium-201 simultaneous dynamic acquisition. The image sequences acquired were processed by factor analysis of spectral and dynamic structures (FASDS). Some 49 patients were investigated, and their diagnoses were confirmed by histological examination. Data processing enables the estimation of the spectra of the two isotopes and the evaluation of the kinetics and spatial structures related to each tracer. The superimposition of thallium and iodide sum images allowed us to delineate the nodule accurately. Two groups were defined: 21 patients who had 201T1 uptake in the nodule, and 28 who had none. In the first group, 5 nodules were carcinomas, whereas all nodules in the second group were benign. The results of the 201T1 dynamic study improved the diagnosis of carcinoma as the number of false-positive cases decreased. FASDS succeeds in extracting spectral and kinetic information, proving its usefulness in clinical diagnosis.
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Helal, B.O., Frouin, F., Schaison, G. et al. Diagnosis of malignancy in thyroid nodules by factor analysis of spectral and dynamic structures: a simultaneous dual-isotope dynamic study with thallium-201 and iodine-131. Eur J Nucl Med 19, 517–521 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00185858
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