| Autor: |
J V, Hennessey, L A, Berg, M A, Ibrahim, R J, Markert |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Archives of internal medicine. 155(6) |
| ISSN: |
0003-9926 |
| Popis: |
Twenty-four-hour radioactive iodine uptake measurements necessitate extra visits and time delays in diagnostic confirmation of and therapy planning for hyperthyroid patients. We evaluated the early (5 to 6 hours) measurement of iodine 123 uptake (EU) to predict late (24 hours) uptake (LU) and assessed its value in the management of hyperthyroidism.We conducted a prospective study in 51 previously untreated hyperthyroid and 27 euthyroid patients (initial evaluation group). Patients underwent both 6- and 24-hour 123I uptake measurements. A subsequent 21 patients with Graves' disease (confirmation group) were evaluated in light of regression data generated in the initial evaluation group.An EU value of greater than 20% had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 96%, and a positive predictive value of 98% for the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and was superior to the most predictive LU value (30%), which had a sensitivity of 98%, a specificity of 89%, and a positive predictive value of 94%, in distinguishing the hyperthyroid patients from euthyroid patients or those with subacute thyroiditis. Regression analysis revealed that the 24-hour uptake of the hyperthyroid patients could be predicted from the early measurement with the following formula: LU = 28.94 + 0.584 (EU). The measured EU of the confirmation group was used to calculate a predicted LU with use of this formula. Measured LU and predicted LU correlated well (r = .85, P.001). Iodine 131 dose calculations were performed post hoc; LU calculated doses correlated with predicted LU doses (r = .91, P.001). Mean dose differences were small.The EU of 123I can replace 24-hour uptake measurements. Early uptake measurement is reliable and clinically useful for diagnosis confirmation and treatment planning in thyrotoxic patients. |
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