[Procedure guideline for radioiodine test (version 2)].
The version 2 of the procedure guideline for radioiodine test is an update of the guideline published in 1999. The following statements were added or modified: The procedure guideline discusses the pros and cons of a single measurement or of repeated measurements of the iodine-131 uptake and their optimal timing. Different formulas are described when one, two or three values of the radioiodine kinetic are available. The probe with a sodium iodide crystal, alternative or additionally the gamma-camera using the ROI-technique are instrumentations for the measurement of iodine-131 uptake. A possible source of error is an inappropriate measurement (sonography) of the target volume. The patients' preparation includes the withdrawal of antithyroid drugs 2-3 days before radioiodine administration. The patient has to avoid iodine-containing medication and the possibility of additives of iodide in vitamin- or electrolyte-supplementation has to be considered.
Dietlein
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin der Universität zu Köln, 50924 Cologne.
Dressler
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J
Eschner
W
W
Lassmann
M
M
Leisner
B
B
Reiners
C
C
Schicha
H
H
D004282:Documentation; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000592:standards; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes