Thyroid stunning is a temporary suppression of iodine-trapping function of the thyrocytes
and thyroid cancer cells as a result of the radiation given off by the scanning (or first) dose of …

Empiric fixed dose approach is commonly adopted in the radioiodine therapy (RIT) for
thyroid cancer, and considered to be a reasonably safe, simple, and easy practice. Recent …

In the clinical management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer after total
thyroidectomy, there is controversy on the utility of postsurgical iodine radioisotope …

Objective: Dosimetry studies have shown that activities of 131 I as small as 10-20 MBq may
cause a stunning effect. A result of this stunning effect may be a lower success rate of the …

To stun has been defined in several ways. The Webster dictionary provides synonyms of “to
make senseless,”,“to daze or stupefy,”, or “to shock deeply.”. The adjective form also means …

Objective: To determine the potential use of postoperative diagnostic< sup> 131 I whole
body scan (< sup> 131 I DxWBS) with single photon emission computed tomography …

Apesar de existirem controvérsias, alguns serviços utilizam a pesquisa de corpo inteiro
(PCI) com 131I previamente a dose terapêutica com esse radionuclídeo no tratamento dos …

The imaging of thyroid cancer takes a multimodality approach, and this is particularly the
case for the workup of recurrent and metastatic disease. Ultrasound can be used to look for …

Empiric fixed dose approach is commonly adopted in the radioiodine therapy (RIT) for
thyroid cancer, and considered to be a reasonably safe, simple, and easy practice. Recent …

Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) is a test used to differentiate hyperthyroidism from
thyroiditis and to calculate the radioiodine dose for treatment of Graves' disease. We aimed …