I recently provided a review of Iodine-131 use in Hyperthyroidism.
Subsequently a comment was made about using Technetium 99m as an
alternative, and my book quoted.
Technetium 99M can only be used to VISUALIZE a thyroid during radiography,
not actually destroy it. Only the radioactive iodides I-131, I-125
actually destroy the thyroid tissue.
I wanted to clarify this.
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T.W. Hale, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Texas Tech University School of Medicine
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