DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF PHOTON-EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID GLAND DISEASES.

According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the last 20-30 years, there has been an increasing number of Thyroid diseases in the world. More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from goiter. About 7-8% of the world's population suffers from various endocrine pathologies. Thyroid scintigraphy is one of very informative and sensitive methods of investigation, it mainly serves the differential diagnosis of diseases causing thyrotoxicosis. The last decade has integrated hybrid imaging - single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with x-ray computed tomography (CT), SPECT/CT has revolutionized the field of conventional nuclear medicine. Available evidence indicates that this hybrid imaging technology will become the gold standard for conventional scintigraphy, has ability to give detail information about atypical location of the thyroid gland, about "hot" or "cold" nodule location, SPECT-CT images show exact topography and size of each nodule size of Thyroid gland when we have enlargement. The purpose of this study was determine the diagnostic value of SPECT-CT in Thyroid gland diseases. The material presented in the article belongs to Todua Medical center. Confirmation for using imaging material is accepted from all of the patients, including in this article.