Sentences with phrase «than the total t4»

It is an advanced diagnostic test that is more reliable than the total T4 test.

Measurement of free T4 and T3 provides more accurate information about hormonal status of patient than total T4 and T3 (bound and unbound) especially for those who are on estrogen replacement therapy or birth control pills, have impaired thyroid hormone conversion and show unresolved symptoms of underactive thyroid.

Because only the unbound fraction of serum T4 is biologically active, measurement of free T4 has been hypothesized to be more useful to differentiate euthyroid dogs from hypothyroid dogs than total T4 concentrations.

The free T4 (fT4) test is a more sensitive test than the total T4 (tT4) test.