Greater precision has developed in recent decades in the selection of patients for operation
for thyroid nodules suspicious for malignancy and in adapting operative procedures to the …

The therapeutic value of I‐131 ablation therapy following thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer
was evaluated in 54 patients in a prospective study of 25 years. Thirteen (24%) patients had …

Radionuclide thyroid studies, although among the oldest of clinical nuclear medicine
procedures, continue to show growth and change. In the 7 years since thryoid studies were …

MCDOUGALLAND BAYER 22 patient studies. All patients had undergone total
thyroidectomyfor papillaryor follicularthyroidcarci noma, oralessersurgicalprocedurefollowedbyablat …

The goal of surveillance and management of patients with thyroid cancer who are at low risk
for recurrence is to avoid unnecessary testing, radiation exposure, and cost, whereas the …

Thirty-one patients with carcinoma of the thyroid were evaluated using 131-I scan of the
torso including the area of the liver. Focal areas of 131I uptake were found in the liver in two …

DISCUSSION A few instances of 131Jconcentrations not caused by pathologic processes
have been reported. Most, as in our cases, have represented physiologic concen trations of …

Preoperative investigation of thyroid nodules is discussed with emphasis on the use of
radionuclide scanning, ultrasound examination, and x‐ray fluorescence to decrease the …

Radioiodine (131I) has been used to treat differentiated thyroid carcinoma for the past fifty
years. The activity administered remains empirical and most clinicians prescribe a fixed …

Nuclear medicine is the application of radionuclides to the investigation and treatment of
disease. In its widest form, the speciality of nuclear medicine is thus involved in the …