Imaging of endocrine organs (to assess structure) - technetium-labelled thyroid scan
What it answers
- Functional test - answers why the patient is thyrotoxic, not what the gland looks like
- Only order when TSH is suppressed. Euthyroid nodule/goitre -> ultrasound instead
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