title: [A recommended procedure in laboratory-based diagnostics of thyroid function--yes or not?].
abstract: The author discusses the current status of laboratory-based thyroid diagnostics in the Czech Republic, and compares it with the procedure recommended by the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB), USA. Based on an analysis of the current situation, the author recommends the introduction of a Czech version of the above-mentioned recommended procedure.
authors.affiliation: Oddĕlení nukleární medicíny, Usek imunoanalýzy FN Plzen. topolcan@seznam.cz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Topolcan
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D007453:Iodide Peroxidase