Alternative Names
Scan – thyroid; Radioactive iodine screening test – thyroid; RAUI; Nuclear scan – thyroid
Definition of Thyroid scan
A thyroid scan is a nuclear medicine examination that uses a radioactive iodine tracer to see how well the thyroid gland is working.
Review
Benjamin Taragin, MD, Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 5/13/2010









