… the diagnostic scan, a decision tree was implemented rather … necessary to best populate the
decision tree used in this study, … Furthermore, more randomized controlled trials are needed …

… study showed statistically significant benefits of 131I ‘ablation… RAI scans (PT-RAIS) and
authors had to exclude this patient … specificity of our pre-therapy diagnostic evaluation with 131I …

… mL were obtained at a diagnostic scan performed 148–560 days … the groups using rhTSH
and THW as the pretreatment … low ablation success rate in our study, it is likely that a low RAI …

… Association’s guideline for the management of thyroid cancer suggests “A pre-ablation scan
… a decision to perform postoperative RAI therapy needs to be taken, a diagnostic scan is not …

… 131 I activity should be greater than that for remnant ablation. … ability to take up radioactive
iodine (RAI) that is commonly … It is avoided if a diagnostic scan is performed by using 123 I …

… the application of post-thyroidectomy radioactive iodine-131 (I-… not performed on the Symbia
T6 SPECT/CT scanner, and six … ratio of 24.4, thyroid remnant size had a most optimal 80.0% …

… metastatic DTC patients, the RAI diagnostic whole-body scan (… not contraindicate pre-therapy
RAI d-WBS in patients for whom … Radioactive iodine in this case aims at ablation of normal …

… I and the other without pre-ablative diagnostic scintigraphy [65]. … (defined as a negative
diagnostic 131 I whole-body scan and … Clinical studies have shown that administration of rhTSH …

… pathological diagnosis, and were treated with RAI, including … no optimal RAI activity for
remnant ablation, and low-dose RAI … Pretreatment stimulated-Tg (pre-Tg) levels in DTC patients …

… SPECT/CT scan after RAI ablation. The I-131 uptake … /mL was the pretreatment requirement.
The dose of I-131 for … later after RAI ablation treatments, we used a diagnostic dose …