When radioactive iodine (RAI), also known as I - 131, is taken into the body in liquid or capsule form, it concentrates in thyroid cells.
Not exact matches
In our day and age,
when growing numbers of women of reproductive age are diagnosed with thyroid cancer and
when fertility problems are rampant, these findings should serve as an additional consideration for physicians contemplating
radioactive iodine for their patients,» said senior author Karen Tordjman, MD, associate professor of medicine at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine of Tel Aviv University.
Ideally, these scans are used
when blood tests suggest a rise in a certain tumor marker and the patient is known to be responsive to
radioactive iodine treatment.
Even
when the thyroid is taken out surgically or treated with
radioactive iodine, the immune imbalance still persists in many cases, and a person may go on to develop additional health conditions, and still feel unwell.
When using
radioactive iodine, you should use a straw to drink the solution in order to prevent the liquid from staining your teeth.
Even
when the thyroid is taken out surgically or treated with
radioactive iodine, the immune imbalance still persists in most cases, and a person may go on to develop additional health conditions and still feel unwell.
And
when someone is unable to lower their thyroid hormone levels, the person's endocrinologist is very likely to recommend
radioactive iodine or thyroid surgery as the only option.
Even
when the thyroid is taken out surgically or treated with
radioactive iodine, the immune imbalance persists in most cases, and a person may go on to develop additional health conditions and still feel unwell.
For this reason,
iodine - deficient individuals have a particularly high risk of developing radiation - induced thyroid cancer
when exposed to
radioactive iodine.
The underlying cause is an imbalance of the immune system, and that will persist even
when people get on thyroid medications, and even
when the thyroid is taken out surgically or treated with
radioactive iodine.
If the kidney values are still OK even
when the thyroid disease comes under control, then we know the cat is a candidate for
radioactive iodine if that is desired, or the cat can be continued on a full dose of methimazole.
Often the signs of kidney damage are masked by the overactive thyroid and it is only
when the cat has been on thyroid medication or has received
radioactive iodine treatment that the kidney problem becomes apparent.
When an injection of
radioactive iodine is given, it destroys the abnormal thyroid tissue without endangering other organs.
The prognosis for feline hyperthyroidism is best
when treated with
radioactive iodine therapy.
Radioactive Iodine Therapy When available, radioactive iodine therapy is the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyro
Iodine Therapy
When available,
radioactive iodine therapy is the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyro
iodine therapy is the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyroidism.
Radioactive Iodine Therapy When possible, radioactive iodine therapy is quickly becoming the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyro
Iodine Therapy
When possible,
radioactive iodine therapy is quickly becoming the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyro
iodine therapy is quickly becoming the treatment of choice for cats with hyperthyroidism.