The Utility of I-123 Pretherapy Scan in I-131 Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
Chen MK, Yasrebi M, Samii J, Staib LH, Doddamane I, Cheng DW. The Utility of I-123 Pretherapy Scan in I-131 Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 2012, 22: 304-309. PMID: 22300251, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2011.0203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinoma, PapillaryAdenoma, OxyphilicAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyConceptsPretherapy scansThyroid remnantsLymph nodesDistant metastasisYale-New Haven HospitalLarge thyroid remnantsCervical lymph nodesTime of thyroidectomyAdditional clinical informationNew Haven HospitalNeck uptakeRadioiodine therapyWhole-body imagesEuthyroid statePathology reportsThyroid cancerTreatment protocolLocal lymphClinical informationThyroidectomy specimensPretherapyConfidence intervalsScansThyroidectomyMetastasis