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Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation: The Beta-knife Completion Thyroidectomy

Gulec, Seza; Kuker, Russ
2017
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The rationale and objectives for radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation remain perplexing to many. This review addresses the meaning, clinical context and the goals of “ablation”: the RAI treatment after a total thyroidectomy. This article also aims to clarify the definition of a total thyroidectomy and how a thyroid remnant can introduce a confounding factor in the postoperative management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. The implications of an existing thyroid remnant on RAI diagnostic imaging and serum thyroglobulin levels are discussed. This review provides a rational approach validating the utility of RAI remnant ablation regardless of the patient’s risk stratification.

Title
Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation: The Beta-knife Completion Thyroidectomy
Author
Gulec, Seza (Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University)
Kuker, Russ (University of Miami)
Date
2017-01-01
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2025-12-17
Record ID
3833
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com_facpub_105
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4274/2017.26.suppl.03
fiu: FIDC001428
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