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ea0028p353 | Thyroid | SFEBES2012

Does quantitative measurement of radioiodine (RAI) uptake on the post-high dose RAI whole body scan (WBS) predict residual disease in thyroid cancer following total thyroidectomy?

McGeoch Susan , Lorimer Lisa , Kumar Radhika , Gemmell Howard , Abraham Prakash , Bevan John

Introduction: In our institution the post high-dose RAI whole body scan (WBS) report includes a measurement of quantitative percentage uptake of the dose of RAI administered although this may not be standard practice elsewhere. We aimed to ascertain whether this was associated with the extent of unresected thyroid tissue or residual thyroid cancer following total thyroidectomy and neck dissection represented by the post-surgery TSH-stimulated thyroglobulin concentrations. Meth...