radioactive iodine I-131 therapy
Results of Radioactive Iodine (131 I) Therapy in Well Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study from the Tygerberg Hospital
... of 131 I (1110-1850 MBq) ...for 131 I therapy, 3) thyroid-hormone (Eltroxin) withdrawal to achieve optimal thyrotropin stimulation ≥ 30 µU/mL (20- 30) acceptable, 4) isolation of the ...
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RADIOIODINE I-131 FOR THE THERAPY OF GRAVES DISEASE
... concentrating iodine, and synthesising thyroid hormones ...RAI therapy (18,46), pregnant patients are inadvertently given ...received radioactive iodine before the 10th week of gestation ...
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Can 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography predict the response to radioactive iodine therapy in metastatic differentiated thyroid carcinoma?
... Background: 131 I radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) has been commonly applied for metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and played an adjunctive role to total ...
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Nasolacrimal duct obstruction following radioactive iodine 131 therapy in differentiated thyroid cancers: review of 19 cases
... 13. Morgenstern KE, Vadysirisack DD, Zhang Z, et al. Expression of sodium iodide symporter in the lacrimal drainage system: implica- tion for the mechanism underlying nasolacrimal duct obstruction in ...
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The Role of 131 Iodine-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scanning in the Correlative Imaging of Patients With Neuroblastoma
... (MIBG) scans were studied to determine the impact of the scan results on the clinical treatment of pediatric patients with neural crest tumors.. Methods.[r] ...
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RADIOIODINE UPTAKE CURVE IN HUMANS
... J., Uptake of radioactive iodine by normal and disordered thyroid gland in children, Radiology 49:201, 1947. 12[r] ...
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Nodal disease predicts recurrence whereas other traditional factors affect survival in a cohort of South African patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma
... Of the entire group, only 28 patients (12.5%) recurred and were treated with either surgery, 131-iodine, exter- nal beam radiation or a combination of these modalities. The median time to recurrence was 32 ...
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Iodine-131 induced hepatotoxicity in previously healthy patients with Grave’s disease
... Upon examination, she had 2nd degree bilateral thy- roid enlargement, soft in consistency, non tender, no palpable nodules and no thyroid bruit on auscultation. Chest X-ray was normal, abdominal ultrasound showed no ...
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Lithium-enhanced radioactive iodine ablation of hyperthyroid patients
... Results: From of total of 163 patients, 75 received RAI alone and 88 received RAI with lithium. Those who received RAI with adjuvant lithium showed a higher cure rate (78.4%) compared with those who received RAI only ...
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National Cancer Institute
... Radioactive iodine (RAY-dee-oh-AK-tiv I-oh-dine): A radioactive form of iodine, often used for imaging tests or to treat an overactive thyroid, thyroid cancer, and certain other ...of ...
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RADIOACTIVE-IODINE CONCENTRATION IN THYROID GLANDS OF NEWBORN INFANTS
... In recent years numerous varia tions of basic radioactive iodine (1131) tests have been performed on children of older age groups.1-7 However, an extensive re view of the literature has [r] ...
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Psychological and behavioral intervention improves the quality of life and mental health of patients suffering from differentiated thyroid cancer treated with postoperative radioactive iodine-131
... We investigated the impact of a 1-year psychological and behavioral intervention, combined with routine nursing care, on the health-related quality of life and mental health status am[r] ...
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DISTRIBUTION AND METABOLISM OF I131 LABELED HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE WITH AND WITHOUT PROTEINURIA
... However, since the determination of urinary excretion of albumin by the radioactive iodine method is 4These half times can be calculated from Table I, as dependent upon the accuracy of t[r] ...
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MEASUREMENT OF THE EARLY UPTAKE OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE BY THE THYROID GLAND
... THE THYROID GLAND: A Method Requiring Reduced Irradiation MEASUREMENT OF THE EARLY UPTAKE OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE BY. Services[r] ...
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A STUDY OF THE RELATIVE BINDING CAPACITY OF PLASMA PROTEINS, INTACT HUMAN RED CELLS, AND HUMAN RED CELL STROMA FOR RADIOACTIVE I 131 LABELED L THYROXINE
... THE UPTAKE OF RADIOACTIVE I-131 L-THYROXINE AND L-TRIIODOTHYRONINE BY RED CELL STROMA, THE EFFECT OF FRESH HUMAN PLASMA ON THE UPTAKE OF L-THYROXINE, AND THE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVITY REMA[r] ...
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I 131 MIBG Therapy for Advanced Stage III & IV Neuroblastoma
... outcome of these patients without causing excessive tox- icity [18,19]. To our knowledge, no prospective study has been carried out so far to evaluate the true potential value of I-131MIBG therapy and to ...
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THE EFFECT OF PLASMA ON THE IN VITRO UPTAKE OR BINDING BY HUMAN RED CELLS OF RADIOACTIVE I 131 LABELED L THYROXINE AND L TRIIODOTHYRONINE
... The possibility that the uptake or binding 8 by the red cell of L-thyroxine or L-triiodothyronine Effect of incubating unwashed red cells with is due to contamination with inorganic iodi[r] ...
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THE USE OF RADIOACTIVE IODINE IN STUDYING THE PATHOLOGIC PHYSIOLOGY OF THYROID DISEASE
... Following these observations several investigators interested in using radio iodine in the therapy of cancer of the thyroid have undertaken studies with radio iodine concerning the natur[r] ...
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Turmeric extract decreased frequency of polychromatic erythrocytes micronuclei induced by iodine-131
... proliferation. Treatment of rats with Turmeric extract blocked the radiation-induced decline in the PCE/PCE+NCE ratio and this increase in the PCE/PCE+NCE ratio in the TE + iodine groups was higher than that of ...
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Individualized 131I-mIBG therapy in the management of refractory and relapsed neuroblastoma.
... concomitant therapy, are highly variable. 131 I-mIBG therapy is often administered with a fixed or weight-based activity and with these techniques, response rates (PR and CR) vary between 30 ...
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