Korean J Endocr Surg.
2008 Sep;8(3):167-170. 10.16956/kjes.2008.8.3.167.
Patient Preparation and Special Consideration before Radioactive Iodine Therapy
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- 1Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mdkwj@yuhs.ac
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- DOI: http://doi.org/10.16956/kjes.2008.8.3.167
Abstract
- Radioactive iodine therapy is widely used in patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer. Clinicians have been supplied with several guidelines on how to ablate thyroid tissue or treat thyroid cancer. Here, we review the general procedures involved in patient preparation and special considerations that must be taken before initiating radioactive iodine therapy.
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