OBSERVATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISM WITH I^131
Authors: R E BECK, A A HOBBS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 August 1957OBSERVATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISM WITH I131ROBERT E. BECK, M.D., ARTHUR A. HOBBS JR., M.D.ROBERT E. BECK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR A. HOBBS JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-2-241 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONWithin the last decade radioactive iodine has become the therapeutic agent of first importance in the treatment of hyperthyroid disease. It is commonly accepted as the treatment of choice in Graves's disease,1, 2 and has been used in the treatment of other types of hyperthyroidism.There continues to be disagreement as to the advisability of its use for younger people, in certain types of goiter, and with reference to exophthalmos.3, 6Dosage is still somewhat empiric, though related mathematically to the estimated size of the thyroid and the tracer dose uptake.7, 12It is our purpose to relate briefly...Bibliography1. HamwinGoldberg GJRF: The modern treatment of thyrotoxicosis, Arch. Int. Med. 97: 453-465, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FeitelbergKaunitzSolomonWassermanYohalem SPSSNLRSB: Hyperthyroidism; treatment with radioactive iodine, Arch. Int. Med. 85: 471-478, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. CookJonesMcCullagh JRRWEP: Treatment of toxic adenomatous goiters by large doses of radioactive iodine, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 15: 1512-1517, 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BeierwaltesJohnson WHPC: Hyperthyroidism treated with radioiodine, Arch. Int. Med. 97: 393-402, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ChapmanEvans EMR: Treatment of toxic goiters with radioactive iodine, M. Clin. North America 33: 1211-1223, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. WernerQuimbySchmidt SCEHC: Clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disorders with radioactive iodine, Radiology 51: 564-581, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. ClarkRuleTrippleCofrin DEJHOHDA: Five year experience with radioactive iodine in treatment of hyperthyroidism, J. A. M. A. 150: 1269-1272, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. SeedJaffe LB: Comparison of tracer dose and therapeutic dose of I131 as to thyroid uptake, effective half life and roentgen dosage, Radiology 63: 551-561, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. StoneCatzPetitStarr HBDP: Therapeutic studies in hyperthyroidism; use of radioactive iodine, California Med. 81: 4-6, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. BallsChamberlainRoseGorsonBlount KFRHEROHC: The treatment of thyrotoxicosis with radioiodine, Radiology 64: 858-866, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. HainesKeatingPowerWilliamsKelsey SFFRMHMMMP: Use of radioiodine in treatment of exophthalmic goiter, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 8: 813-825, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. WilliamsToweryJaffeRogersTagnon HBTHWFR: Radiotherapeusis, Am. J. Med. 7: 702-717, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. Kelly FJ: Observations on the calculation of thyroid weight using empirical formulae, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 14: 326-335, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. QuimbyWerner EHSC: Late radiation effects in roentgen therapy for hyperthyroidism; their possible bearing on the use of radioactive iodine, J. A. M. A. 23: 1046-1947, 1949 (Letter to the Editor). CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Evansville, Indiana*Received for publication October 15, 1956.From the Department of Radiology, Protestant Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Indiana.Requests for reprints should be sent to Robert E. Beck, M.D., The Protestant Deaconess Hospital, 600 Mary Street, Evansville, Indiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySuccessful Treatment of Solitary Toxic Thyroid Nodules with Relatively Low-Dose Iodine-131, with Low Prevalence of HypothyroidismDOUGLAS S. ROSS, M.D., E. CHESTER RIDGWAY, M.D., GILBERT H. DANIELS, M.D.Die Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenDie Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenDie Behandlung der Hyperthyreose mit RadiojodTHE TREATMENT OF TOXIC NODULAR GOITER WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE: 10 YEARS' EXPERIENCE WITH 436 CASES*MILTON ELLER, M.D., SOLOMON SILVER, M.D., F.A.C.P., STEPHEN B. YOHALEM, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROBERT L. SEGAL, M.D.VARYING RESPONSES TO RADIOACTIVE IODINE (I131) THERAPY IN HYPERTHYROID PATIENTS*MELVIN D. CHEITLIN, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, EDWARD A. LANGDON 1 August 1957Volume 47, Issue 2Page: 241-247KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyGeneticsHyperthyroidismThyroidThyroidectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...