Comparison between radioiodine therapeutic and diagnostic whole body scans in postoperative differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients correlation with serum thyroglobulin levels

ABSTRACT

Purpose: It has been reported that high image quality and high sensitivity can be achieved by the I-131 post therapy scan. We aim to demonstrate through our clinical experience the efficacy of I-131 therapeutic whole body scans [WBSs] compared to diagnostic scans in detecting lesions and to appraise whether the differentiated thyroid carcinoma patient has to undergo postoperative radioiodine therapy based on the diagnostic scan and/or thyroglobulin level