Concomitant lithium increases radioiodine uptake and absorbed doses per administered activity in graves’ disease: comparison of conventional versus lithium-augmented radioiodine therapy

BackgroundLithium inhibits iodine and thyroid hormone release from thyroid cells, possibly increasing radioiodine retention and anti-hyperthyroid efficacy when given adjunctively to radioiodine therapy (RAI) of Graves’ disease (GD). However, the literature contains limited dosimetric data regarding...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Fadi Khreish, Andrea Schaefer-Schuler, Leonie Roth, Caroline Burgard, Florian Rosar, Samer Ezziddin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Subjects:	Graves’ disease radioiodine therapy lithium dosimetry administered activity thyroidal radioiodine uptake
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1382024/full