- Title
- Fixed dose (555 MBq; 15 mCi) radioiodine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism: outcome and its predictors
- Creator
- Gupta, S. K.; McGrath, S.; Rogers, K.; Attia, J.; Lewis, G.; Viswanathan, S.; Saul, M.; Allen, L.
- Relation
- Internal Medicine Journal Vol. 40, Issue 12, p. 854-857
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02348.x
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Radioiodine therapy (RIT) is an accepted treatment for hyperthyroidism and a 555-MBq (15-mCi) dose is frequently used. We aimed to assess treatment outcome with this dose, and to identify predictors of successful treatment. An analysis of 478 treated patients demonstrated an overall four-month cure rate of 79.5%; success rate was higher in patients with toxic multinodular goitre, solitary toxic adenoma, a smaller thyroid or less severe disease. This information may be of further assistance if variation in the dose of RIT is considered.
- Subject
- radioiodine therapy; hyperthyroidism; thyrotoxicosis; fixed dose; 555 MBq; uptake ratio
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/929310
- Identifier
- uon:10561
- Identifier
- ISSN:1444-0903
- Language
- eng
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