• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.341-354
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• 2003

Radioactive iodine therapy using I-131 for hyperthyroidism has been used for more than 50 years, and generally considered safe and devoid of major side effects. Appropriate patient selection criteria and clinical judgement concerning patient preparation should be employed for its optimal use. It has not been possible to resolve the trade-off between efficient definite cure of hyperthyroidism and the high incidence of post-therapy hypothyroidism. The dose of the I-131 needed to maintain euthyroid state remains an area of uncertainity and debate. Early side effects are uncommon and readily managable. Other than the need for long-term monitoring and, in most cases, lifelong thyroid hormone treatment for late adverse consequences of this treatment remains only conjectural. We have reviewed general principles and recent advances in radioiodine treatment for Graves' hyperthyroidism, specially regarding to several controversies.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2000

목적: 방사성옥소 치료를 받은 갑상선암 환자의 수술 후 첫 진단 스캔과 치료 후 스캔을 비교하고 치료 후 스캔에서 더 많은 병소를 보이는 경우(불일치군)와 같은 경우(일치군) 사이에 임상경과에 차이가 있는 지를 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법: 방사성옥소 치료를 받은 분화된 갑상선암 환자 143명의 수술 후 첫 진단 스캔과 치료 후 스캔을 비교하였다. 진단 스캔은 방사성옥소 185 MBq를, 치료후 스캔은 $3.7{\sim}9.3$ GBq를 투여한 후 얻었다. 추적 진단 스캔에서 비정상 섭취가 없으며 혈청 갑상선글로불린치가 정상이면 잔여 갑상선조직이 제거된 것으로 판정하였다. 결과: 두 스캔사이에 차이를 보인 경우는 143명 중 25명(17.5%)으로, 진단 스캔보다 치료 후 스캔에서 더 많은 병소를 보인 경우가 22명(15.4%), 기절효과를 보인 경우가 3명(2.1%)이었다. 원격전이가 확인된 환자 14명 중 9명(64.3%)은 치료 후 스캔에서만 병소를 확인할 수 있었다. 기절 효과를 보인 3명 중 1명은 아치사손상에 의한 것으로 생각되나, 나머지 2명에서는 다음 진단 스캔에서도 보이지 않아 진단 스캔 용량에 의한 제거의 가능성을 보였다. 관해는 75명(58.1%)의 환자에서 이루어졌다. 잔여 갑상선의 제거율, 평균 방사성옥소 축적 용량은 불일치군과 일치군 사이에서 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 185 MBq의 단일 용량의 방사성옥소를 이용하여 진단 스캔을 얻었을 때, 진단 스캔과 치료 후 스캔이 다른 경우는 17.5%에서 관찰되었으며, 특히 원격전이가 확인된 환자의 64.3%는 치료 후 스캔에서만 병소가 확인되었다. 진단 스캔과 치료 후 스캔 사이에 차이를 보인 환자군과 일치한 환자군에서 잔여 갑상선 제거율 및 방사성옥소 평균 축적용량은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 기절효과를 보인 병소는 추적검사에서 모두 제거되어 방사성옥소를 섭취할 능력의 일시적 장해뿐 아니라 진단용량에 의한 치료효과도 있었던 것으로 생각된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2008

Radioiodine (I-131) Therapy has been known one of the methods treated with hyperthyroidism and thyroid tumor, using a separate ward. This technique has been already used for several decades, and its clinical efficacy proven. Today, Radioiodine takes a form of capsule through continuous development, so, 30 odd domestic hospitals run about 63 separate wards. And, its demands would increase continuously; because of tending upwards the patients had thyroid cancer. However, various kinds of wastes originate from a procedure of radioiodine therapy. Especially, when their radioactivity exceed permissible level (4 Bq/$cm^2$) set by Nuclear laws of the Republic of Korea, it regards as radioactive wastes, then, managed separately from origination to the last disposal.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.689-700
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• 2022

In the present study, iodine-131 S values (r_T ← thyroid) were calculated for 30 target organs and tissues using the most recently developed Korean reference computational phantoms. The calculated S values were then compared with those of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) reference computational phantoms to investigate the dosimetric impact of the Korean S values against those of the ICRP reference phantoms. The results showed significant differences in the S values due to the different anatomical/morphological characteristics between the Korean and ICRP reference phantoms. Most target organs/tissues showed that the S values of the Korean reference phantoms are lower than those of the ICRP reference phantoms, by up to about 4 times (male spleen and female thymus). Exceptionally, three target organs/tissues (gonads, thyroid, and extrathoracic region) showed that the S values of the Korean reference phantoms are greater, by 1.5-3.7 times. We expect that the S values calculated in the present study will be beneficially used to estimate organ/tissue doses of Korean patients under radioiodine therapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2523-2527
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• 2014

Background: Serum thyroglobulin detection plays an essential role during the follow-up of thyroid cancer patients treated with total/near total thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the relationship between stimulated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) level at the time of high dose $^{131}I$ ablation and risk of recurrence, using a three-level classification in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) according to the ATA guidelines. Also we investigated the relationship between postoperative stimulated Tg at the time of ablation and DxWBS results at 8-10 months thereafter. Materials and Methods: Patients with radioiodine accumulation were regarded as scan positive (scan+). If there was no relevant pathological radioiodine accumulation or minimal local accumulation in the thyroid bed region, this were regarded as scan negative (scan-) at the time of DxWBS. We classified patients in 3 groups as low, intermediate and high risk group for assessment of risk of recurrence according to the revised ATA guidelines. Also, we divided patients into 3 groups based on the stimulated serum Tg levels at the time of $^{131}I$ ablation therapy. Groups 1-3 consisted of patients who had Tg levels of ${\leq}2ng/ml$, 2-10 ng/ml, and ${\geq}10ng/ml$, respectively. Results: A total of 221 consecutive patients were included. In the high risk group according to the ATA guideline, while 45.5% of demonstrated Scan(+) Tg(+), 27.3% of patients demonstrated Scan(-) Tg(-); in the intermediate group, the figures were 2.3% and 90.0% while in the low risk group, they were 0.6% and 96.4%. In 9 of 11 patients with metastases (81.8%), stimulated serum Tg level at the time of radioiodine ablation therapy was over 10, however in 1 patient (9.1%) it was <2ng/mL and in one patient it was 2-10ng/mL (p=0.005). Aggressive subtypes of DTC were found in 8 of 221 patients and serum Tg levels were ${\leq}2ng/ml$ in 4 of these 8. Conclusions: We conclude that TSH-stimulated serum thyroglobulin level at the time of ablation may not determine risk of recurrence. Therefore, DxWBS should be performed at 8-12 months after ablation therapy.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.132-139
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• 2013

연구목적 본 연구는 갑상선암 환자에서 인지장애의 발생 빈도와 이에 관계되는 변인을 규명하기 위하여 시행되었다. 방 법 갑상선암으로 진단받고 갑상선전절제술 받은 지 6~12개월 후, 방사성요오드 잔여갑상선제거술을 받기 위해서 입원한 환자 42명을 대상으로 개인력, 병력조사와 우울지수 및 인지기능(Korean Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, 이하 MoCA-K)의 평가를 시행하였다. 결 과 1) 대상 환자 중 MoCA-K 총점이 22점 이하인 환자는 21명(50.0%)이었다. 2) 나이, 교육수준, 방사성 요오드 치료 전 갑상선자극호르몬 농도는 MoCA-K 총점 23점 이상군과 MoCA-K 총점 22점 이하군 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 3) MoCA-K 총점과 통계적으로 유의한 연관성이 있는 변인은 나이, 교육수준, 병행질환, 방사성 요오드 치료 전 갑상선자극호르몬 농도, HDRS-17 총점이었다. 결 론 갑상선절제술 후 방사성 요오드 치료를 받기 전 갑상선암 환자에서 인지장애는 50%에서 있었다. 추후, 치료과정의 갑상선암에서 인지장애의 기전을 규명하기 위한 연구가 더 필요하며, 치료 과정의 환자에서 인지장애의 인식과 예방 대책이 요구된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1985

The results of radioiodine treatment of 88 patients are reported. As in the case presented above, careful follow-up with continuous administration of adequate amount of thyroid hormone is very important. To check whether recurrent lesions have appeared or not, scintigrams with test dose of $I^{131}$, usually 1 to 10 mCi, are taken in general. However, it is important that there is a fact that administration of much larger dose (30 to 100 mCi) of $I^{131}$ may result in presenting additional lesions on the scintigrams. Recently, clinical usefulness of serum thyroglobulin determination has been mentioned in literatures from the standpoint of follow-up study of patients after radioiodine treatment. Although this technique seems to be valuable, we have to be aware of the possibility of fluctuation of data which may occur in connection with administration of thyroid hormone. Finally, I would like to say that radioiodine treatment is an effective method for thyroid cancer if patients are adequately selected. However, radioiodine treatment itself is sometimes not enough from the standpoint of radiation dose to the lesions. In such cases, we should not hesitate to consider combination therapy with other modalities. Therefore, in order to overcome this undesirable disease, cooperation between nuclear medicine specialists and other oncologists, such as radiotherapists, is necessary.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 2001년도 제40차 춘계학술대회 및 연수교육
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• pp.11-18
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• 2001

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 1975

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2002