The importance in diagnosing patients with conflicting observational data for post surgery radioiodinated ablation.

CONCLUSION: If a patient has ≤6.57ng/mL pre-ablative Tg, follow-up intervals of patients with "COD for PSRIA" may be extended due to lower recurrence/relapse rates. However, if a patient has >12.7ng/mL pre-ablative Tg, these patients should be followed-up more frequently in order to determine SIR earlier. This approach may enable more efficient use of medical facility and healthcare system resources and a more scientific planning of their follow-up treatment. This approach seems to have the potential to contribute significantly to cost-effectiveness. PMID: 30843011 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Hell J Nucl Med Source Type: research