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Besides a laboratory assay, scintiscan was the most important tool for the correct workup of toxic nodules, as they always showed a hot scintiscan uptake. On the other hand, FNAB had lower value, as it provided no additional information in the diagnostic characterization. However, the vast ...
radioactive iodine uptake RAIU, thyroid scan, thyroid scintigraphy Nuclear medicine A method of assessing thyroid function, using radioactive iodine–eg, 131I or 123I; ↑ in hyperthyroidism, ectopic hormone production, iodine deficiency, and in response to thyroid hormone depletion; ↓ in hypothyroidi...
A method of assessing the rate of uptake of iodine by, and the pattern of distribution in, the thyroid gland using a compound containing radioactive iodine and aGAMMA CAMERA. Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005 ...
disease. The recommendations were to utilize aradioiodine scan and uptake testto determine the breadth of the damage and to take a variety of medications to treat the associated symptoms of a hyperactive thyroid. I refused the radioiodine scan, due to its potential to increase cancer, and while...
In this case, the scan reveals increased iodine uptake by the whole gland. In addition, a thyroid scan can provide information on specific areas within the thyroid gland and can help to determine whether any localized areas are hyperfunctioning or underfunctioning compared to the rest of the ...
thy·roid-·stim·u·lat·ing hor·mone stim·u·la·tion test ,TSH-stimulating test a test that measures the uptake of131I in the thyroid gland before and after administration of thyroid-stimulating hormone; useful in distinguishing primary hyperthyroidism (increased TSH serum concentration) from...
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A thyroid uptake and scan can tell if the lump is producing too much thyroid hormone. 19/23 Thyroid Disorder Complications When left untreated, hypothyroidism can raise cholesterol levels and make you more likely to have a stroke or heart attack. In severe cases, very low levels of thyroid ...
into three categories: blood tests that assess the functional status of the thyroid gland (T 4 , T 3 R, T 3 RIA, TSH), tests that dynamically evaluate the pituitary—thyroid axis (TRH test, cytomal suppression test), and in vivo isotopic tests (radioiodine uptake tests, thyroid scan, ...