Wopɛ sɛ wohwɛ wo thyroid? Afei momma yensua (Thyroid Uptake & Scan) ho ade!

So ɛtɔ mmere bi a wususuw sɛ ebia saa thyroid ntini ketewaa a ɛwɔ wo kɔn mu no reyɛ adwuma yiye anaa? Ebia oduruyɛfo bi aka akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ nhwehwɛmu yi a wɔfrɛ no ``Thyroid Uptake & Scan''. Anaasɛ ebia woate ho asɛm wɔ baabi. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka ho asɛm tiawa, wɔ ɔkwan a wobɛtumi ate aseɛ so. Biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho, eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔtaa yɛ ma nnipa dodow no ara.

Dɛn ne Thyroid a Wɔfa & Scan?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ titiriw bi a ɛhwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ wo thyroid ntini no mu pɛpɛɛpɛ, sɛnea ɛreyɛ adwuma yiye, ne sɛnea ne nsusuwii ne ne kɛse te. Ɛte sɛ wo thyroid ‘mfonini’, nanso ɛma yenya nsɛm pii. Nnuruyɛfo nso frɛ eyi ``Nuclear Medicine Imaging''. Mma nsuro, ebia edin no te sɛ asɛm kɛse, nanso ɛfa sɛ wode radioactive ade ketewaa bi a ɛnyɛ asiane biara (a wɔfrɛ no ``Radiotracer'') bedi dwuma na wode mfoninitwa afiri soronko ahwɛ wo thyroid gland. Nsɛm a ɛde ma no yɛ nea ɛkɔ akyiri sen biribi te sɛ ``Ultrasound Scan'' a wɔyɛ no daa.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda thyroid scan ne uptake ntam?

Afei ebia wobɛdwene sɛ saa ``Scan'' ne ``Uptake'' yi yɛ nneɛma ahodoɔ mmienu, anaasɛ adeɛ korɔ. Wɔ mfiridwuma mu no, eyinom yɛ nneɛma abien a ɛsono emu biara. Nanso, nnuruyɛfo taa bom yɛ eyinom abien no nyinaa, efisɛ ɛno na wonya thyroid ntini no ho mfonini a edi mũ.

• Thyroid a Wɔfa: Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ Radioactive Iodine Uptake Test (RAIU). Saa sɔhwɛ yi kyerɛ sɛnea wo thyroid ntini no twetwe iodine a ɛyɛ radioactive dodow ne ntɛmntɛm. Oduruyɛfo bɛsusuw eyi denam nhwehwɛmu titiriw bi a ɔde bɛto wo kɔn so, baabi a wo thyroid ntini no wɔ no so. Nsusuwii ahorow no betumi ama woanya adwene pa sɛ ebia wo thyroid ntini no yɛ adwuma boro so (ɛyɛ adwuma boro so) anaasɛ ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye (ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye). Saa sɔhwɛ a wɔde gye nneɛma yi ntwa mfonini.

• Thyroid Scan: Ɛha na wɔtwe mfonini. Sɛ wode radioactive material (Radiotracer) a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm (Radiotracer), mfoninitwa afiri titiriw, ne kɔmputa di dwuma a, wubetumi ahu sɛnea wo thyroid ntini no te, ne kɛse, ne sɛnea ɛwɔ mu, ne baabi a thyroid no yɛ adwuma boro so, ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye, anaasɛ ɛwɔ akuru biara a ɛnyɛ ne kwan so no pefee.

Enti, sɛ mobom yɛ eyinom abien no nyinaa a, wubenya sɛnea thyroid ntini no yɛ adwuma ne sɛnea ɛte nyinaa ase yiye.

Dɛn nti na mihia Thyroid Uptake & Scan?

Wiɛ, afei ma yɛnhwɛ nea enti a ebia oduruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ saa `(Thyroid Uptake & Scan)` sɔhwɛ yi no bi.

• Hwɛ sɛ wo thyroid reyɛ adwuma yiye: Saa scan yi ho hia titiriw sɛ wowɔ hyperthyroidism ho sɛnkyerɛnne (sɛ nhwɛso no, koma a ɛbɔ kɛse, wo mu duru so tew, fifiri, dadwen), anaasɛ sɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ sɛ wowɔ thyroid a ɛyɛ adwuma dodo a.
• Hwehwɛ pii fa thyroid nodule ho: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ wɔyɛ wo kɔn mu ultrasound scan esiane biribi foforo nti a, ɛkyerɛ nodule ketewaa bi wɔ wo thyroid gland no mu. Saa sɔhwɛ yi betumi aboa wo ma woahu sɛnea nodule no te ankasa (sɛ́ ɛyɛ ‘ɛyɛ hyew’ anaasɛ ‘ɛyɛ nwini’, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛma hormone ahorow anaasɛ ɛnte saa).
• Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubehu nsakrae a ɛba thyroid mu wɔ nnuru anaa oprehyɛn akyi: Wɔde saa scan yi di dwuma de hwɛ sɛ ebia thyroid ntini a aka no reyɛ adwuma yiye ne sɛnea ɛreyɛ bere a wɔanom nnuru a wɔde sa hyperthyroidism akyi, anaasɛ bere a wɔayi thyroid ntini no fã bi anaa ne nyinaa denam oprehyɛn so awie no.
• Kyerɛ tebea horow te sɛ thyroiditis.
• Wobetumi nso (wɔntaa) de ahwɛ sɛnea kokoram ahorow bi trɛw.

Hena na ɔyɛ saa Thyroid Uptake & Scan yi?

Mpɛn pii no, radiologist a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ ne ntetee titiriw wɔ aduruyɛ mu wɔ ``Nuclear Medicine Imaging'' mu na ɔyɛ saa sɔhwɛ yi.Ɔno na ɔyɛ sɔhwɛ no, hwehwɛ mfonini ne nsɛm a wɔanya no mu, na ɔsiesie amanneɛbɔ fa wo tebea no ho.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa Thyroid Uptake & Scan yi yɛ adwuma?

Susuw ho saa kwan yi so, ɛte sɛ nea wode ‘tag’ ketewaa bi bɛhyɛ wo thyroid gland mu, na woafi abɔnten ahwɛ sɛnea saa ‘tag’ no di akɔneaba wɔ thyroid no mu, baabi a ɛboaboa ano, ne dodow a ɛboaboa ano.

Nea ɛba ne sɛ:

1. Wɔbɛma wo ade ketewaa bi a ahobammɔ wom a ɛyɛ radioactive ade (`(Radiotracer)`). Eyi taa yɛ radioactive isotope a ɛwɔ element bi a wɔfrɛ no `(Radioactive Iodine)` anaa `(Technetium)` mu. Wobetumi de eyi ama sɛ IV injection, anaasɛ sɛ capsule ketewaa anaa nsu a wɔde fa anom. Ɛntaa mma koraa, wobetumi de ama sɛ mframa a wɔhome.

2. Saa ade yi fa wo mogya mu na ɛkɔ thyroid gland no mu. Esiane sɛ thyroid ntini no fi awosu mu twetwe iodine ma ɛyɛ hormone nti, saa iodine a ɛyɛ radioactive yi (anaa ade a ɛte saa) boaboa ano wɔ thyroid nkwammoaa no mu.

3. Afei, `(Radiotracer)` a wɔde aka saa thyroid nkwammoaa yi ho no ma mframa soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no `(Gamma rays)` ba. Yɛn ani ntumi nhu saa mframa yi, nanso yebetumi de nnwinnade soronko ahu.

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ sɛnea `(Uptake)` ne `(Scan)` de `(Gamma rays)` di dwuma:

• Bere a wɔreyɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛfa sɛnea obi fa no ho no: Oduruyɛfo no de afiri bi a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wɔfrɛ no gamma probe to wo kɔn so, wɔ wo thyroid ntini no nkyɛn pɛɛ, na ɔsusuw gamma mframa dodow a ɛde ba no. Eyi ma yenya sɛnea thyroid ntini no twetwe ade no yiye no ho adwene, na ɛno ne sɛnea ɛreyɛ adwuma yiye no.
• Bere a wɔreyɛ scan: Mfoninitwa afiri soronko bi a wɔfrɛ no gamma camera hu gamma mframa yi na ɛde nsɛm no kɔ kɔmputa so. Kɔmputa no de data no yɛ thyroid ntini no ho mfonini a emu da hɔ (te sɛ asase mfonini). Saa mfonini ahorow yi kyerɛ thyroid no mmeae a ɛyɛ adwuma dodo (ntini a ɛyɛ hyew), ɛnyɛ adwuma yiye (ntini a ɛyɛ nwini), anaasɛ ɛwɔ nsusuwii soronko. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea obi a ɔwɔ hyperthyroidism no thyroid ntini nyinaa hyerɛn yiye efisɛ ɛtwetwe radiotracer no pii.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie me ho ma Thyroid Uptake & Scan yi?

Nneɛma kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu na woka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo ansa na wɔayɛ nhwehwɛmu yi. Eyinom akyi a wubedi no ho hia yiye na ama woanya sɔhwɛ mu aba a edi mu.

• Sɛ woanyinsɛn, wususuw sɛ woanyinsɛn, anaasɛ worenom nufu a: Ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo ne oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ mframa a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma so a ɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu no susuw eyi ho. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ radioactive nneɛma dodow a wɔde di dwuma, sɛ ɛyɛ ketewaa koraa mpo a, ɛnyɛ nea asiane biara nni ho mma akokoaa a ɔhyɛ yafunu mu anaa wɔama no nufu. Wɔ nsɛm a ɛtete saa mu no, oduruyɛfo no besi gyinae sɛ ebia obesusuw akwan foforo a obetumi afa so anaasɛ ɔbɛtwe nhwehwɛmu no akɔ akyiri.
• Nneɛma afoforo a ɛho hia a ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ oduruyɛfo no:
• Sɛ woanya yare bi te sɛ atiridii anaa atiridii nnansa yi a.
• Nyarewa foforo biara a ɛkyɛ a wowɔ (e.g. asikreyare, komayare, asaabo mu yare).
• Sɛ wowɔ allergy biara (titiriw wɔ iodine anaa biribi a ɛne ne ho bɔ abira wɔ bere a atwam no ho).
• Nnuru a worenom mprempren nyinaa . Ɛnyɛ nnuru a wo duruyɛfo akyerɛw ama wo nko na ɛka eyi ho, na mmom nnuru a wɔtɔn, vitamin, nhabannuru, ne nnuru a wɔde di dwuma wɔ amanne kwan so mpo nso.
• Sɛ́ ebia woayɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo biara a wɔde nneɛma a ɛma nsonsonoe a iodine wom dii dwuma (sɛ nhwɛso no, CT scan anaa angiogram a wɔde IV iodine nsonsonoe wom) dii dwuma wɔ asram abien a atwam no mu no. Eyinom betumi asakra iodine dodow a ɛwɔ wo nipadua mu na aka nea efi saa scan yi mu ba no.
• Sɛ worenom nnuru a wɔde sa thyroid yare a:Sɛ worenom nnuru a wɔde sa hyperthyroidism (thyroid a ɛyɛ adwuma boro so) te sɛ Methimazole anaa Propylthiouracil (PTU), anaa thyroid hormone tablets (Thyroxine) a, wo duruyɛfo bɛkyerɛ wo nna dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ wugyae nnuru yi nom ansa na wɔayɛ scan no. Di akwankyerɛ ahorow yi akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Sɛ ɛnte saa a, ebia nea efi sɔhwɛ no mu ba no nyɛ nokware.
• Ɛfa aduan ne anonne ho: Wobetumi aka akyerɛ wo sɛ nni anaa nnom biribiara (mmuadadi) nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi ansa na wɔayɛ sɔhwɛ no (e.g. nnɔnhwerew 4-6). Di kan bisa wo duruyɛfo anaa aduruyɛdan no eyi ho asɛm.

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wubedi akwankyerɛ a wo duruyɛfo anaa ayaresabea adwumayɛfo de ama wo no akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ. Sɛ biribi wɔ hɔ a wunnim a, nsuro sɛ wubebisa. Wɔwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛboa wo.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔreyɛ Thyroid Uptake & Scan no?

Esiane sɛ ``Uptake'' ne ``Scan'' afã horow a ɛwɔ sɔhwɛ yi mu no yɛ soronko kakra nti, momma yɛnhwɛ no wɔ ɔkwan soronko so.

Sɛnea Wɔyɛ Thyroid Uptake:

1. Nea edi kan no, wɔbɛma wo capsule ketewaa bi anaa nsu bi a radioactive iodine (`(Radiotracer)`) wom na woanom. Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ eyi nni dɛ biara, enti ɛnyɛ nea ɛnyɛ dɛ.

2. Sɛ wonom wie a, wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ kɔ fie anaa gye w’ahome kakra. Mpɛn pii no, ɛsɛ sɛ wosan ba beae a wɔsɔ hwɛ no wɔ nnɔnhwerew 4 kosi 6 akyi (ɛtɔ mmere bi a nnɔnhwerew 24 mpo). Eyi ma thyroid ntini no nya bere de twetwe radiotracer no.

3. Sɛ wosan ba a, wɔde wo bɛto nhwehwɛmu pon so (anaasɛ ebia wobɛtena nkongua so), na mfiridwumayɛfoɔ anaa oduruyɛfoɔ bi de afiri ketewa bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Gamma probe'' bɛto wo thyroid ntini no ho paa wɔ wo kɔn mu (ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔrenka). Eyi kyerɛ mframa dodow a wo thyroid no ma ɛba.

4. Ɛtɔ da bi a, wobetumi aka akyerɛ wo sɛ san bra nnɔnhwerew 24 akyi bere a woanom ``(Radiotracer)'' no na wɔama wɔayɛ susudua foforo wɔ saa kwan yi so. Eyi nso bɛkyerɛ bere tenten a thyroid no kura iodine no mu.

5. Saa `(probe)` yi gye simma kakraa bi pɛ na wɔde susuw nneɛma, ebia simma 5 anaa nea ennu saa. Ɛyaw biara nni hɔ.

Sɛnea Wɔyɛ Thyroid Scan:

1. Wɔ eyi mu no, wɔtaa de ade ketewaa bi a ɛyɛ radioactive (`(Radiotracer)`) gu ntini bi mu wɔ wo basa mu (`(IV injection)`). (Ɛntaa mma sɛ wobetumi nso de ama denam nom anaa wɔhome so, sɛnea wɔyɛ ma `(Uptake)` no, egyina `(Radiotracer)` ko a wɔde di dwuma so.)

2. Afei, ɛsɛ sɛ wotwɛn kakra (mpɛn pii no bɛyɛ simma 20-30) ansa na wo thyroid ntini no atwe saa ade yi.

3. Afei, wɔde wo bɛto sɔhwɛ pon titiriw bi a ɛma wutumi di akɔneaba so, na wo kɔn akɔ akyi kakra (sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛtrɛw koraa).

4. Afei, wɔde mfoninitwa afiri kɛse bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Gamma Camera'' gu wo kɔn mu, wɔ thyroid ntini no atifi pɛɛ anaasɛ ɛbɛn no yiye, na wɔtwe mfonini ahorow a ɛtoatoa so fi mmeae ahorow.

5. Saa bere yi de, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛtra hɔ dinn koraa na woanhinhim.Efisɛ sɛ ɛwosow a, ebia mfonini ahorow no mu nna hɔ. Te sɛ bere a woretwa mfonini no ara pɛ.

6. Ebia ebehia sɛ wotwɛn kakra kosi sɛ adwumayɛfo no benya mfonini ahorow a emu da hɔ sen biara. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wobetumi atwa mfonini afoforo de ama thyroid no mmeae bi mu ada hɔ kɛse. Nanso, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛhaw yɛn ho, eyi yɛ ade a ɛfata.

7. Saa scan yi nyinaa taa gye bɛyɛ simma 30 anaa nea ennu saa. Ɛyaw biara nni mu.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔayɛ Thyroid Uptake & Scan akyi?

Sɛ wowie sɔhwɛ no a, wubetumi akɔ so ayɛ wo da biara da dwumadi ahorow a wotaa yɛ no kosi sɛ wo duruyɛfo no betu wo fo sɛ ɛnte saa. Wubetumi nso akɔ fie.

Nanso, ade biako wɔ hɔ a ɛho hia. Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛboa ma radioactive substance (`(Radiotracer)`) a wɔde dii dwuma wɔ sɔhwɛ no mu no afi wo nipadua mu ntɛmntɛm wɔ wo nsu mu no, wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ nom nsu pii (anyɛ yiye koraa no lita 2-3 da biara) nna abien wɔ sɔhwɛ no akyi. Ɛyɛ adwene pa sɛ wubedi eyi akyi.

Asiane ne nsunsuanso bɔne bɛn na ɛwɔ Thyroid Uptake & Scan yi mu?

Nnipa pii suro asɛmfua "radioactive". Nanso nokwarem no, saa `(Thyroid Uptake & Scan)` sɔhwɛ yi de radioactive nneɛma kakraa bi pɛ na edi dwuma (`(Radiotracer)`). Enti, mframa a ano yɛ den dodow a wunya no sua koraa. Nokwarem no, ebia ennu mframa dodow a wonya fi `(X-ray)` sɔhwɛ ahorow bi mu no. Enti, sɛ wɔde toto mfaso a ɛwɔ saa scan yi so de sua nsɛm a ɛsom bo a ɛfa thyroid ntini no dwumadi ne akwahosan ho a, asiane ketewaa bi a ɛwɔ mframa a ano yɛ den mu no sua araa ma wobetumi abu wɔn ani agu so.

Nanso, sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, saa mframa a wɔde ma yi mfata mma akokoaa a ɔwɔ awotwaa mu no sɛ wonyinsɛn a, anaasɛ akokoaa a ɛnam nufusu no so sɛ worema nufu a. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wodi kan ka ho asɛm kyerɛ oduruyɛfo no. Ebia oduruyɛfo no nso bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ gyae nufu a woma no nna kakraa bi.

Nsɛnnennen nketenkete afoforo kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aba, nanso ɛntaa nsi koraa:

• (Radiotracer) Ɛyaw kakra, ɛyɛ kɔkɔɔ, anaa ɛho ahonhon wɔ baabi a wɔde ntini no guu mu: Eyi bɛbrɛ ase wɔ bɛyɛ da koro anaa nnanu mu. Ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho yɛ hyew.
• Nea ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew wɔ radiotracer no ho: Eyi ntaa nsi koraa . Mpɛn pii no, ɛyɛ adeyɛ ketewaa bi te sɛ ɛyaw anaasɛ akisikuru ketewaa bi kɛkɛ. Nneɛma a ɛma obi ho yɛ no hyew a emu yɛ den ntaa mma. Kae sɛ saa akisikuru yi nyɛ iodine ankasa, na mmom nneɛma afoforo a ɛwɔ aduru a iodine wom no mu. Sɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ iodine ho pɛn a, ka kyerɛ wo duruyɛfo .

Bere bɛn na metumi ahu nea afi Thyroid Uptake & Scan yi mu aba?

Bere a egye ansa na woanya wo sɔhwɛ mu aba no betumi ayɛ soronko kakra. Egyina ayaresabea a woyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu no wɔ hɔ, nea enti a wɔyɛɛ scan no, bere a egye na wɔde ahwehwɛ mfonini ahorow no mu, ne sɛ ebia wubehia ``adwene a ɛto so abien'' afi oduruyɛfo foforo hɔ anaa.

Eyi ne nea ɛtaa ba: Oduruyɛfo a ɔhwɛ mframa a ano yɛ den anaa oduruyɛfo foforo a ɔfata a wanya ntetee titiriw wɔ nuklea mfoninitwa mu no sua mfonini a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma a ɛwɔ afiri no mu ne sɛnea wɔsusuw sɛnea wɔfa no yiye na ɔyɛ amanneɛbɔ a edi mũ. Afei wɔde amanneɛbɔ no kɔma oduruyɛfo a ɔhyɛɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu mma wo no. Afei oduruyɛfo no ne wo behyia na wakyerɛkyerɛ nea nea efi mu ba no kyerɛ ma wo mu. Eyi betumi agye nna kakraa bi kosi dapɛn biako anaa abien.

Saa `(Thyroid Uptake & Scan)` yi yɛ aduruyɛ mu sɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom na mfaso wɔ so yiye a ebetumi ahwɛ wo thyroid ntini no dwumadi ne akwahosan. Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa anaa adwenem naayɛ bi wɔ sɔhwɛ yi, sɛnea wɔyɛ, anaa nea efi mu ba no ho a, nsuro sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo. Kae sɛ wɔwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛboa wo na wɔasiesie wo haw ahorow.

Awiei koraa no, kae (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, enti, ɛfiri deɛ yɛaka ho asɛm de bɛsi nnɛ no, nneɛma a ɛho hia paa a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae no bi nie:

• Saa `(Thyroid Uptake & Scan)` yi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛho hia paa na ahobammɔ wom a wɔde hwehwɛ sɛnea thyroid gland a ɛwɔ wo kɔn mu no reyɛ adwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ, ne sɛ ebia biribi a ɛnteɛ, akuru (`(Nodule)`), anaa ɔhaw bi te sɛ dwumadi a ɛboro so (`(Hyperthyroidism)`) wɔ hɔ anaa.
• Ɛho hia sɛ wudi oduruyɛfo no akwankyerɛ akyi yiye ansa na woayɛ nhwehwɛmu (te sɛ nea ɛsɛ sɛ wudi ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ wonom, nnuru a ɛsɛ sɛ wugyae nom, ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ sɛ woanyinsɛn a) na ama woanya nea efi mu ba no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Wɔde radioactive material kakraa bi (`(Radiotracer)`) di dwuma bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no, nanso ɛrempira wo nipadua kɛse. Mframa dodow a ɛde ba no sua koraa.
• Ɛyaw biara nni hɔ bere a wɔreyɛ sɔhwɛ no. Nea ɛho hia ara ne sɛ wobɛtra hɔ dinn bere tiaa bi bere a wɔreyɛ scan no.
• Sɛ nea efi mu ba no ba wie a, wo duruyɛfo no ne wo besusuw ho kɔ akyiri na wasi ayaresa foforo biara a ehia ho gyinae.

Enti, sɛ oduruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ wo sɛ yɛ saa `(Thyroid Uptake & Scan)` nhwehwɛmu yi a, nsuro anaasɛ ɛnhaw wo wɔ ho a ɛho nhia. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ kwan pa wɔ nnɛyi nnuruyɛ mu a ebetumi aboa wo ma woahu w’akwahosan ho nsɛm a ɛsom bo pii. Ɛyɛ papa bere nyinaa sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa pefee na woabisa nsɛmmisa a ɛwɔ w’adwenem no nyinaa na woama emu ada hɔ.

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