Abstract: 131I SCINTIGRAPHY AND BULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID NODULES COMPARED WITH PATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONZhong Xingjian Gao Yaping Cao Xinjian Zhou Lingzhi(Nuclear Medicine Department of the First People’s Hospital, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, 423000)ABSTRACTThe results of 360 cases of thyroid nodules examined by 131I scintigraphy and Bultrasound are analysed in comparison with pathological diagnosis. It is concluded that 131I scintigraphy and Bultrasound have more accurate diagnosis of benign thyroid nodules than malignant ones. Although the cold or cool nodules in 131I scintigraphy and the archiblastoma or mix nodules in Bultrasound image suggest the malignant thyroid nodules, the results are not final. Therefore the diagnosis of thyroid nodules should combine the results of different examinations.Key words thyroid nodules 131I scintigraphy Bultrasound pathological diagnosis