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thyroglobulin
The form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid. If the thyroid has been removed, thyroglobulin should not show up on a blood test. Doctors measure thyroglobulin level in blood to detect thyroid cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment. (National Cancer Institute)
How hypothyroidism is tested? Mar 15, 2005
Other blood tests may be performed to detect levels of calcitonin, calcium, prolactin, thyroglobulin and to check for anemia and liver function, all of which ... Express Newsline,
Genzyme Announces European Marketing Approval of Thyrogen for Use ... Mar 3, 2005
It was first approved in the United States in 1998 as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for serum thyroglobulin (Tg) testing with or without radioiodine imaging. ... Yahoo News (press release)
False-Positive "Necklace Sign" on Whole-Body Thyroid Cancer Survey ... Feb 23, 2005
2,849 MBq of 131 I. The patient returned for a recombinant thyrotropin whole-body survey December 2002 while having near-undetectable levels of thyroglobulin. ... Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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Copyright © 2004 by The Endocrine Society Jul 7, 2004
Neck ultrasonography (US), serum thyroglobulin (Tg), and whole body scan (WBS) after T 4 withdrawal were performed in 456 patients, followed up to 5 yr. ... Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism -
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Thyroid Hormone Variation ... Jul 7, 2004
Data were available on free and total T 4 , free and total T 3 , TSH, thyroglobulin, and T 4 -binding globulin, as well as on covariates, including sex, age ... Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism -
Abbott Labs Introduces Thyroid Tests Jun 23, 2004
The thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin autoantibodies tests, as well as a new Cortisol hormone test, complete Abbott's AxSYM system for diagnosing endocrine ... Forbes -
New Treatment Stops Nasty Side Effects Of Thyroid Cancer Surgery ... Jun 16, 2004
Repeat radioiodine scans and thyroglobulin blood tests were performed eight months after surgery to assess the effectiveness of the two approaches. ... Science Daily (press release) -
Abbott Laboratories Expands Axsym Diagnostic Testing Menu Jun 23, 2004
Two thyroid tests, thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (Anti–TPO) and thyroglobulin autoantibodies (Anti–Tg), enhance AxSYM's thyroid test offering. ... Medical News Today, UK -
Genzyme's Thyrogen Ablation Study Meets Endpoint Jun 16, 2004
Thyrogen was initially approved for marketing in the United States in November, 1998 as an adjunctive diagnostic tool for serum thyroglobulin (Tg) testing with ... Yahoo News (press release) -
Sonography in the Diagnosis of Cervical Recurrence in Patients ... Jun 23, 2004
Objective. To determine the sensitivity of thyroglobulin (Tg), iodine scanning, and sonography in the diagnosis of cervical recurrence of thyroid cancer. ... Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine -
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