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An Economic, Semiautomatic Method for In Vitro Thyroid Function Tests

Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Correspondence: For reprints contact: P. Y. Wong, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, 101 College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Modified serum thyroxine and serum thyroid hormone binding-capacity assays are presented. These modifications permit significant economy without loss of accuracy or reproducibility. "Kits" are not purchased; rather specified quality control is imposed on all stages of the procedure from purchase and assay of the reagents through test performance to the analysis of the data produced. The resultant protocols permit a high-volume, low-cost laboratory operation that maintains appropriate laboratory proficiency.