Uptake and Blood Level of Radioactive Iodine in Hyperthyroidism

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Abstract
THE most widely applied technic involving the use of radioactive iodine in the diagnosis of hyperthyroidism is the measurement of the thyroid uptake after the oral administration of tracer doses. The size of the tracer and the time at which the uptake is measured have been varied by individual observers. Most determinations, however, are made at twenty-four hours after the tracer dose even though in some patients maximum accumulation will not have occurred at that time, whereas in others the peak uptake may have taken place at an earlier period. In spite of these limitations the measurement of the twenty-four-hour . . .

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