Case Series

The Use of 99mTc-Methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (sestaMIBI) Uptake on Scintigraphy (99m-STS) in Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Summary of the patient’s duration of amiodarone use and biochemical and radiological workup.

PatientTSHFree T4Free T3TRAbTSIThyroid US99m-STSDuration of amiodarone use prior to presentation

Patient 1<0.0011.33.1NegativeNegativeMNGAIT-11 year
Patient 2<0.015.066NegativeNegativeMild diffuse enlargementAIT-11 year
Patient 30.062.32.6NegativeNegativeMNG (multiple benign FNA)AIT-11 year
Patient 40.011.753.2NegativeMildly positiveNot doneAIT-22 years
Patient 5<0.0043.45.72NegativeNegativeMild diffuse enlargementAIT-118 months