Radioiodine I-131 therapy in the management of thyroid cancer.A prospective study
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rhTSH stimulation before radioiodine therapy in thyroid cancer reduces the effective half-life of (131)I.
UNLABELLED Recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone (rhTSH) is effectively used for exogenous thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulation before diagnostic (131)I scintigraphy. It is not yet widely used for preparation of patients receiving a therapeutic amount of radioiodine. METHODS The results of 64 consecutive therapeutic applications of rhTSH with regard to clinical tolerance and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197707)40:1<195::aid-cncr2820400131>3.0.co;2-c