They may also order a thyroid scan or a radioactive iodine uptake test, a noninvasive imaging test that occurs after you ingest iodine or receive it intravenously. Your pituitary gland makes TSH ...

However, since the validity of using a T3-uptake test to correct a TT4 value is questionable ... counts divided by total counts). Guideline 12. Thyroid Hormone Binding Ratio (THBR) or "Uptake ...

Hyperthyroidism is diagnosed via thyroid blood test, Doppler ultrasound, and a thyroid uptake and scan. The prognosis with treatment — given early detection — is excellent. “Hyperthyroidism ...

MANY patients receive iodine-containing medication that can alter the results of concomitantly performed determinations of radioiodine uptake or serum protein-bound iodine. When the iodine is an ...