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Gastroesophageal Reflux: A Potential Source of Confusion in Technetium Thyroid Scanning: Case Report

University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Michael Grossman, Dept. of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92668.

ABSTRACT

Technetium-99m as pertechnetate, excreted into the stomach after intravenous injection and refluxed as high as the cervical esophagus can present a confusing picture during thyroid scintigraphy if one is not aware of this possibility. The typical appearance of refluxed tracer is presented, and a simple method for eliminating the confusion is suggested.