PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - O. Esnault
AU  - A. Rouxel
AU  - E. Le Nestour
AU  - G. Gheron
AU  - L. Leenhardt
TI  - Minimally Invasive Ablation of a Toxic Thyroid Nodule by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A1979
DP  - 2010 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1967--1968
VI  - 31
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/10/1967.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/31/10/1967.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2010 Nov 01; 31
AB  - SUMMARY: HIFU is used in the treatment of cancer (prostate, breast) and uterine fibroma but not yet in TNs. This case report describes the first successful ablation of a toxic TN with HIFU. TSH and radioiodine scan normalization were achieved without complications and maintained for 18 months. HIFU treatment is a minimally invasive technique that may be an effective safe alternative to radioiodine or surgery in patients with toxic TNs. AFTNautonomously functioning thyroid noduleENTears, nose, and throatFT3triiodothyronine, freeFT4thyroxine, freeHIFUhigh-intensity focused ultrasound123Iiodine 123TNthyroid noduleTSHthyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotropin