Should high hTg levels in the absence of iodine uptake be treated?

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2003 May;30(5):794-5. doi: 10.1007/s00259-003-1139-8. Epub 2003 Mar 4.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Iodine Radioisotopes* / pharmacokinetics
  • Iodine Radioisotopes* / therapeutic use
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnosis
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / blood*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Thyroglobulin / blood*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Whole-Body Counting / methods
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Thyroglobulin