Radioiodine Therapy and Graves' Ophthalmopathy
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Radioiodine therapy and Graves' ophthalmopathy.
UNLABELLED Appearances of and increases in Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) have been reported after treatment of patients with hyperthyroidism with radioiodine. We sought to determine the rates of appearance or increase in manifestations of GO in American patients treated with radioiodine for hyperthyroidism. METHODS The study population, which consisted of 76 patients (range, 10.6-72 y), include...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0161-5505,2159-662X
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.049437