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Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025. Vol. 70. № 2
DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-107-112
M.O. Shatalova, I.O. Tomashevskiy
X-Ray Computed Tomography in Complex Diagnosis of Thyroid Diseases
Central Clinical Hospital RZD-Medicine, Moscow, Russia
Contact person: I.O. Tomashevskiy, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Abstract
The literature review analyzed the use of X-ray computed tomography to assess thyroid function by X-ray density or with the use of special tomographs by the concentration of intrathyroidal iodine in absolute values (μg/g). Only the use of CT makes it possible to assess the risk of disruption of the hormone-forming function of the thyroid gland, diagnose hypothyroidism in the early stages, and, in case of dysfunction of the thyroid gland, determine the nature of the disorder: iodine-induced or iodine deficiency. For people living in regions with iodine deficiency, RCT makes it possible to assess the degree of iodine deficiency and, when carrying out iodine prophylaxis, to monitor its effectiveness.
Based on literature data, fluctuations in the concentration of intrathyroidal stable iodine (ITI) and thyroid density during euthyroidism were determined for Moscow and the Moscow region, which amounted to 200‒700 μg/g for ITI and 85-140 units.
Keywords: X-ray computed tomography thyroid density, intrathyroidal iodine, intrathyroidal hormonogenesis
For citation: Shatalova MO, Tomashevskiy IO. X-Ray Computed Tomography in Complex Diagnosis of Thyroid Diseases. Medical Radiology and Radiation Safety. 2025;70(2):107–112. (In Russian). DOI:10.33266/1024-6177-2025-70-2-107-112
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Article received: 20.12.2024. Accepted for publication: 25.01.2025.