Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The Predictive Value Of Stimulated Thyroglobulin Six Months After Radioiodine Ablation
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Date
2017
Authors
Chan, Guat Choo
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has increased substantially worldwide in the past four decades. Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and radioiodine diagnostic whole body scan (131-‐I Dx WBS) are two main surveillance tools to investigate for persistent disease after initial therapy -‐ total thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA). This study evaluates the correlation, predictive value and reliability of stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) for detection of structural evidence of disease (SED) in 131-‐I Dx WBS 6 months after initial therapy in the Nuclear Medicine Department Penang Hospital (NMDPH). The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has increased substantially worldwide in the past four decades. Seruthyroglobulin (Tg) and radioiodine diagnostic whole body scan (131-‐I Dx WBS) are two main surveillance
tools to investigate for persistent disease after initial therapy -‐ total thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine remnant ablation (RRA). This study evaluatesthe correlation, predictive value and reliability of stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg) fordetection of structural evidence of disease (SED) in 131-‐I Dx WBS 6 monts safterinitial
therapy in the Nuclear Medicine Department Penang Hospital (NMDPH).
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The incidence of differentiated , thyroid cancer