Sentences with phrase «radioactive iodine uptake»
Thyroid - stimulating hormone (TSH) test, thyroid - stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) test, thyroid scan, radioactive iodine uptake test.
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Two other tests are sometimes employed (and even used together): the thyroid scan and the radioactive iodine uptake test.
In some cases, a radioactive iodine uptake (RAI - U) test is done to evaluate the thyroid function.
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Hence the distribution of iodine pills to local residents in Japan in order to block any uptake of radioactive iodine.
The tablets swamp the thyroid with non-radioactive iodine, preventing uptake of the radioactive form.
The amount of radioactive tracer will be the determining factor: If you have a high uptake of iodine tracer, it means that you have Graves» disease.
Thyroidal uptake of radioactive iodine is higher in people with iodine deficiency than in people with iodine sufficiency.