Serum thyroxine concentrations following fixed-dose radioactive iodine treatment in hyperthyroid cats: 62 cases (1986-1989)

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association; (USA)

OSTI ID:6401241

Meric, S M; Rubin, S I ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon (Canada)

The medical records of 62 hyperthyroid cats treated with a fixed dose of 4 mCi of radioactive iodine (131I) were reviewed. In 60 cats, serum thyroxine concentrations were determined after treatment, allowing evaluation of treatment success. Eighty-four percent of the cats had normal serum thyroxine concentrations after treatment. Five of the 60 cats (8%) remained hyperthyroxinemic after treatment. Five cats (8%) were hypothyroxinemic when evaluated within 60 days of treatment. Three of these cats had normal serum thyroxine concentrations 6 months after treatment, and none had clinical signs of hypothyroidism. The administration of a fixed dose of 4 mCi of 131I was determined to be an effective treatment for feline hyperthyroidism.

• OSTI ID: 6401241
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association; (USA) Vol. 197:5; ISSN 0003-1488; ISSN JAVMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AMINO ACIDS
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CATS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
HORMONES
HYPERTHYROIDISM
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 131
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PEPTIDE HORMONES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
THERAPY
THYROID HORMONES
THYROXINE
VERTEBRATES