Introduction: A low iodine diet (LID) is recommended prior to the Radioactive Iodine-131 (RAI) treatment or scanning in differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) post total thyroidectomy. However, recommended strictness of LID is varying among major guidelines. This study was aim to investigate the patient’s compliance to LID by measuring the urinary iodine level post LID. <...

Investigations concerning the level of iodine in the blood have been an aid in the better understanding of the metabolism of iodine in normal individuals and in patients with goiter. Experimental studies have established a relation between the thyroid gland and the metabolism of iodine. Clinical observations have shown that. the abnormal physiological processes manifest in exophthalmic goiter m...

radioactive iodine therapy is commonly used as an adjuvant therapy in follicular and papillary thyroid carcinoma and also in the treatment of graves’ disease. the basis of which is the accumulation of radioactive iodine by the sodium-iodide symporter (nis) in the thyroid gland. expression of nis by extrathyroidal tissues including islets of pancreas has been reported. radioactive iodine uptake ...

Objective: To determine the role of Iodine Complex in treatment of Cystic Ovaries due to subclinical Hypothyroidism. Study Design: Pilot clinical study Duration of Study: From 01-03-2012 to 30-10-2012 at Isra University Karachi Place of Study: Isra University Karachi Campus. Methodology: A total of 30 patients were included in the study. All of them were ensured that they were not taking any me...

As intra-thyroidal iodine stores should be maximised before conception to facilitate the increased thyroid hormone production during pregnancy, women who are planning to become pregnant should ideally consume 150 μg iodine/d (US RDA). As few UK data exist for this population group, a cross-sectional study was carried out at the University of Surrey to assess the iodine intake and status of wome...

Different strategies have been developed to ensure a better iodine supply for man. The most common one is the iodisation of salt, but since the application is voluntary, it has not been effective enough. There still is a mild to moderate deficiency in the iodine intake of man of about 30 % in Germany [2, 6, 8]. Another strategy to fight iodine deficiency is to supplement animal feed with iodine...

21 Iodine is a key component of the thyroid hormones which are crucial for brain development. 22 Pregnant women are vulnerable to iodine deficiency because their requirement for iodine is 23 higher than that of non-pregnant adults. Data on the iodine status of UK pregnant women are 24 sparse and there are no such data in the South East. One hundred pregnant women were recruited 25 to a cross-se...

the aim of this study was to provide preliminary quantitative information on selenium and iodine statusof sheep in markazi province, iran. selenium and iodine status of grazing sheep were measured for 57different flocks in 14 regions over one year. the districts were selected to represent major sheep growingareas in the province. blood samples were collected from 2 to 3-year-old ewes during sum...

the present nuclear leakage crisis from japan is a topic to be discussed in present public health. in radiology, the leaked radioactive elements are considered hazard. here, the author briefly reviews and discusses on two important radio-hazard elements in post nuclear power plant crisis, radioactive iodine and radioactive cesium. based on previous similar nuclear crisis in russia, it is eviden...