Study on cutoff value setting for differential diagnosis between Graves' disease and painless thyroiditis using the TRAb (elecsys TRAb) measurement via the fully automated electrochemiluminescence immunoassay system

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 895-902

  Kamijo, Keiichi ^a  

^a Kamijo Thyroid Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cutoff value; Elecsys TRAb; GD; PT

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; TECHNETIUM 99M; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTOFF VALUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PAINLESS THYROIDITIS; POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; REMISSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROIDITIS; VASCULARITY INDEX;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, THYROID-STIMULATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDITIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649357759     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K10E-199     Document Type: Article

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