Interobserver Agreement of visual and semi-quantitative methods in 99mTc-Methoxy-Isobuty-Isonitrile (MIBI) imaging for risk stratification of hypofunctional thyroid nodules
Jana Vogel, Sarvar Haghghi, Corinna Herkula, Manuela Petersen, Philipp Seifert, Thekla Wallbaum · Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine · 2024 · Heft 05 · S. 294-299
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Abstract Aim 99mTc-Methoxy-Isobuty-Isonitrile (MIBI) imaging is used for risk stratifications of hypofunctioning thyroid nodules (TNs). MIBI uptake in the nodular tissue is compared to the uptake in the paranodular thyroid tissue. MIBI imaging may be interpreted visually and/or semi-quantitatively. This study aimed to evaluate the interobserver agreement (IOA) of different methods of interpreting MIBI imaging (visual and semi-quantitative approaches). Methods MIBI imaging data from 2018 to 2020 were collected. Four readers with varying work experience prospectively evaluated MIBI images (planar, SPECT/CT) visual…
