A Functional Scoring System Based on Salivary Gland Scintigraphy for Evaluating Salivary Gland Dysfunction Secondary to 131I therapy in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

A Functional Scoring System Based on Salivary Gland Scintigraphy for Evaluating Salivary Gland Dysfunction Secondary to 131I therapy in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

Introduction: Radioiodine therapy with 131I (131I therapy) after total or near-total thyroidectomy has been established as an effective treatment for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma (DTC), but can induce dry mouth symptoms by salivary gland damage and impair the patients’ quality of life. Aim:...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Maruoka, Shingo Baba, Takuro Isoda, Yoshiyuki Kitamura, Koichiro Abe, Masayuki Sasaki, Hiroshi Honda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
dry mouth
nuclear medicine imaging
radioiodine treatment
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10431/27340_200517_27340_CE[Ra1]_F(RK)_PF1(SY_KM_GG)_PFA(SY_SS).pdf

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