Efficacy of low doses of radioiodine in the treatment of autonomous thyroid nodules: Importance of dose/area ratio

Thyroid

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-361

  Estour, B ^a   Millot, L ^a   Vergely, N ^a   Clavier, A ^a   Dhondt, O ^a   Caillot, A ^a   Brulport, V ^a   Descousus, M ^a   Dubois, F ^a  

^a SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; THYROID NODULE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030850113     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1997.7.357     Document Type: Article

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