Interpretation of 2016 American Thyroid Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis: nuclear medicine part / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

ABSTRACT

The new American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines for diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis was published in 2016.Compared to the 100 pieces of evidence-based recommendations in 2011 edition guidelines,the 2016 edition guidelines included 124 pieces of evidence-based recommendations,which made the diagnosis and therapy of thyroid diseases more detailed.As one of the most important treatment for Graves disease (GD),131I therapy was explained more completely in the 2016 edition guidelines,including the indication,the determination of dose,the radiation protection,the reasonable application in children and so on.The purpose of this paper is to interpret the 2016 edition guidelines about the diagnosis and therapy of thyroid diseases in the view of nuclear medicine,focusing on the updated contents.