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radioiodine [¦rād·ē·ō′ī·ə‚dīn] (nuclear physics) Any radioactive isotope of iodine, especially iodine-131; used as a tracer to determine the activity and size of the thyroid gland, and experimentally, to destroy the thyroid glands of animals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The clinical evolution to hypothyroidism becomes evident after radioiodine and surgical procedures (5,6) and in fact, for some protocols, hypothyroidism is the aim of radioiodine therapy. He had received radioiodine therapy for Graves disease at age 16, with erratic physician follow-up for over 20 years. Among the most common precipitating factors are radioiodine therapy, injection of iodinated contrast dye, infection, diabetic ketoacidosis, |
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