Mooney CT. Radioactive iodine therapy for feline hyperthy- roidism: efficacy and administration routes. J Small Anim Pract 1994; 35:289-294.Mooney CT. Radioactive iodine therapy for feline hyper- thyroidism: efficacy and administration routes. J Small Anim Pract 1994; 35: 289-294....
The only function for ingested iodine is for thyroid hormone synthesis. Ingested stable iodine is converted to iodide in the GI tract and is then absorbed into the circulation. Iodide is either concentrated or trappedby the active transport mechanism of the thyroid follicular cell. In the thyroid...
Feline hyperthyroidism can he treated by thyroidectomy, antithyroid drugs, or radioactive iodine-131 (131I). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the treatment of 83 hyperthyroid cats with 131I. The dosage of 131I ranged from 4 to 6 milliCurie (mCi). Blood samples for ...
2009. Feline thyroid carcinoma: diagnosis and response to high-dose radioactive iodine treatment. Journal of Feline Medicine Surgery. 11(2): 116-124.Hibbert A, Gruffydd-Jones T, Barrett EL, et al. Feline thyroid carcinoma: diagnosis and response to high-dose radioactive iodine treatment. J ...