Diagnosis of chronic sialadenitis can readily be accomplished when the patient's history of having received radioactive iodine is factored ... decreased right parotid uptake (arrow) when compared ...

However, the radioactive iodine uptake scan requires you to abstain from certain foods and medications for up to several weeks. If a doctor has scheduled a thyroid test, you may need to take ...

Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this ...

In the test of red-cell uptake of tri-iodothyronine a known quantity of the radioactive hormone is incubated ... 2 Increased protein-bound iodine and capacity of thyroxine-binding globulin are ...