Radiation in any form comes with risks. Especially with children. Thyroid ultrasound and improved blood testing has nearly eliminated the need for most uptake scans for adults and children.
No isolation or special precautions are needed after a thyroid scan. The patient should check with his or her physician about restarting any medications that were stopped before the scan.
A thyroid nuclear medicine scan is a diagnostic procedure to evaluate the thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck and controls the body's metabolism. A radioactive substance that...