Dosimetry-guided radioiodine therapy of hyperthyroidism: long-term experience and implications for guidelines

Conclusions We advise earlier (2–3 weeks) first follow-up checks after RIT in all Graves’ disease patients and thyroid autonomy under antithyroid drugs (ATD) and re-checks every 2–4 weeks until conversion to hypothyroidism during the first year. The first check in thyroid autonomy without ATD should be after 3–4 weeks with re-checks every 4–6 weeks. After 1 year, both groups can be re-checked every 4–6 months over the next 5 years. The success rate of RIT in thyroid autonomyincreases with age but the history of RIT is rapidly lost during follow-up.
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