So wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ wɔnyɛ thyroid scan? (Thyroid Uptake & Scan) - Mma ɛnhaw wo, momma yɛnkɔ nsɛm no mu!

So wo duruyɛfo aka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ ‘thyroid scan’? Ebia sɛ wote edin no a, ehu ka wo kakra. Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte ehu nka bere a wote nsɛmfua te sɛ ‘radioactive’ no. Nanso nokwarem no, ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom yiye, a wɔtaa yɛ. Enti ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka nea Thyroid Uptake and Scan yi yɛ, nea enti a wɔyɛ, ne sɛnea wobesiesie yɛn ho ama no ho asɛm.

Dɛn ne Thyroid a Wɔfa ne Scan?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ mfoninitwa sɔhwɛ titiriw bi a ɛhwɛ sɛnea thyroid ntini a ɛwɔ wo kɔn mu no yɛ adwuma. Yɛfrɛ eyi nuklea aduruyɛ mu mfoniniyɛ. Mma edin no nnsuro. Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ wode radioactive ade ketewaa bi a ahobammɔ wom (radiotracer) bɛhyɛ wo nipadua mu na wode mfoninitwa afiri titiriw bi atwa wo thyroid ntini no mfonini.

Fa no sɛ, thyroid ultrasound a wɔyɛ no daa no betumi ahwɛ sɛnea ntini no te ne ne kɛse. Nanso sɛ wode Thyroid Uptake and Scan yi di dwuma a, wubetumi anya nsɛm pii mpo, a ɛne sɛnea ntini no yɛ adwuma . Ɛte sɛ nea worehwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ kar engine mu, sen sɛ wobɛhwɛ akyi.

'Uptake' ne 'Scan' - nsonsonoeɛ bɛn na ɛwɔ mmienu no ntam?

Saa abien yi yɛ nneɛma abien ankasa, nanso mpɛn pii no wɔbom yɛ. Sɛ wote nsonsonoe a ɛda abien no ntam ase a, suro a wusuro wɔ sɔhwɛ no ho no befi hɔ.

Dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ sɔhwɛ yi?

Nneɛma pii nti na oduruyɛfo betumi ahyɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Nneɛma atitiriw a enti ɛte saa ne:

• Hwɛ sɛ wo thyroid gland no reyɛ adwuma yiye anaa: Saa scan yi betumi aboa ma woahu nea ɛde ba ankasa, titiriw sɛ wɔahu sɛ wowɔ hyperthyroidism a.
• Hwehwɛ pii fa thyroid nodules ho: Sɛ ultrasound scan da akuru bi adi wɔ kɔn mu a, ɛho hia sɛ wuhu sɛ ebia akuru no yɛ nodule a ‘ɛyɛ hyew’ a ɛma hormone, anaasɛ nodule a ‘ɛyɛ nwini’ a ɛnyɛ hormone.
• Hwɛ nea efi ayaresa mu ba: Wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi nso de hwɛ sɛ nsakrae aba ntini no dwumadi mu bere a wɔde nnuru adi dwuma ama thyroid yare bi akyi anaasɛ wɔayɛ oprehyɛn akyi anaa.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ yesiesie yɛn ho ansa na sɔhwɛ no aba?

Nneɛma kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu na woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Akwankyerɛ ahorow yi a wubedi akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ no ho hia yiye ma sɔhwɛ no pɛpɛɛpɛ.

• Nea ɛho hia paa: Sɛ woanyinsɛn, woreyɛ nhyehyɛe anyinsɛn, anaa worema nufu a, ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo ne onipa a ɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu no ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu no.
• Ka nnuru a worenom nyinaa ho asɛm kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo: Sɛ worenom nnuru biara, titiriw thyroid nnuru, te sɛ Methimazole anaa Propylthiouracil (PTU) a, wo duruyɛfo bɛtu wo fo sɛ nna dodow ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu no a ɛsɛ sɛ wugyae saa nnuru no nom.
• Ka ayaresa tebea afoforo ne akisikuru ho asɛm kyerɛ yɛn: Ka aduruyɛ mu tebea foforo biara a wowɔ ne akisikuru biara a wowɔ ho asɛm kyerɛ yɛn.
• Ka mfonini biara a woayɛ nnansa yi ho asɛm kyerɛ yɛn: Sɛ woayɛ biribi te sɛ CT mfonini nnansa yi, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔ asram abien a atwam no mu, a ɛfa nneɛma a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira a iodine wom a wode bɛhyɛ wo mu ho a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka ɛno nso ho asɛm akyerɛ yɛn. Iodine no betumi asiw sɔhwɛ yi kwan.
• Mmuadadi: Ebia wobetu wo fo sɛ kwati adidi anaa anonne nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi ansa na wɔayɛ sɔhwɛ no.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, ‘Uptake’ ne ‘Scan’ yɛ akwan abien. Ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea yɛbɛyɛ saa abien yi wɔ ɔkwan soronko so.

Sɛnea Wɔyɛ Thyroid Uptake

Eyi yɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye a ɛnyɛ yaw.

Sɛnea Wɔyɛ Thyroid Scan

Wobetumi ayɛ saa ‘Scan’ yi wɔ ‘Uptake’ susudua no akyi anaasɛ da a ɛyɛ soronko.

Dɛn na woyɛ wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi?

Wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi no, gye sɛ wo duruyɛfo no ka kyerɛ wo sɛ ɛnte saa a, wubetumi akɔ so ayɛ wo dwumadi ahorow a wotaa yɛ no. Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛnom nsu pii . Saa a wobɛyɛ no bɛboa ma radioactive nneɛma kakraa bi pɛ a ɛwɔ wo nipadua mu no afa wo nsu mu akɔ ntɛmntɛm.

So asiane bi wɔ eyi mu?

Asɛmfua ‘radioactive’ ma obiara te ehu nka. Nanso nokwarem no, nneɛma a ɛma anyinam ahoɔden a wɔde di dwuma wɔ sɔhwɛ yi mu no sua koraa. Mframa dodow a wo nipadua no nya no sua koraa.

Nanso, sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, saa mframa yi betumi aka abofra a ɔwɔ ɛna a onyinsɛn awotwaa mu anaa abofra a ofi ɛna a ɔma nufu mu, enti ɛho hia sɛ wobɔ wɔn amanneɛ.

Nsɛnnennen afoforo a ebetumi aba, nanso ɛntaa nsi koraa, ne:

• Ebia ɛyaw kakra bi wɔ baabi a wɔde aduru no guu mu no. Eyi bɛbrɛ ase wɔ da koro anaa nnanu mu.
• Ade a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew wɔ ade a ɛma mframa bɔ kɛse no ho. Eyi ntaa nsi koraa, nanso mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ akisikuru a ɛnyɛ den.

Bere bɛn na menya amanneɛbɔ no?

Nuklea nnuruyɛ ho ɔbenfo (radiologist) na ɔhwɛ mfonini ne susuw a wɔatwa bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no mu na wɔyɛ amanneɛbɔ. Wɔde amanneɛbɔ no kɔma wo duruyɛfo a ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu no. Afei wo duruyɛfo no bɛkyerɛkyerɛ amanneɛbɔ no mu nsɛm mu akɔ akyiri akyerɛ wo.