The relationship between 24 h/4 h radioiodine-131 uptake ratio and outcome after radioiodine therapy in 1402 patients with solitary autonomously functioning thyroid nodules

Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 229-234

  Filesi, Mauro ^a   Travascio, Laura ^a   Montesano, Teresa ^a   Di Nicola, Angelo D ^a   Colandrea, Marzia ^a   Ugolini, Fabio ^a   Bruno, Rocco ^b   Gross, Milton D ^c,d   Vestri, Annarita ^e   Rubello, Domenico ^f   Ronga, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Tinchi Pisticci Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Department of Veteran Affairs Health Systems ^*  (United States)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f S MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Iodine 131; Radioiodine treatment; Scintigraphy; Therapy thyroid; Thyrotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMOUSLY FUNCTIONING THYROID NODULE; CALCULATION; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN WEIGHT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67349198047     PISSN: 09147187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12149-009-0232-x     Document Type: Article

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