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Iodine Deficiency to Iodine Excess: Have We Come Full Circle?

open access: yesEndocrinology Research and Practice, 2021
Objective: Recent studies have demonstrated an increase in the prevalence of hypothyroidism among pregnant women. Since hypothyroidism during pregnancy may increase fetomaternal morbidity, it is imperative to study the reason underlying this condition ...
Bharti GOEL   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

open access: yesiNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-sectional studies including excess median urinary iodine in adults.

open access: yes, 2017
Cross-sectional studies including excess median urinary iodine in adults.
Ryoko Katagiri (3767992)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Estimation of iodine intake from various urinary iodine measurements in population studies

open access: yes, 2009
Udgivelsesdato: 2009-NovBACKGROUND: Iodine intake is often measured by a surrogate measure, namely urine iodine excretion as almost all ingested iodine is excreted in the urine.
Perrild, Hans   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Evaluation of Urinary Iodine Concentrations in Pregnant Women in Tehran

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Congenital hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental retardation in the world. The lowest level of iodine deficiency during pregnancy could result in disorders such as miscarriage ...
F Golgiri, Z Dehghani
doaj  

Prevalence of Goiter and Urinary Iodine Content in Schoolchildren of Kerman (Iran) in 2001 [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2006
Introduction: Kerman province was one of the Iran regions with endemic goiter. Following initiation of the program of iodine deficiency control in 1989, production, distribution and consumption of iodized salt were begun.
R Sheikholeslam   +5 more
doaj  

Urinary iodine percentile ranges in the United States [PDF]

open access: yesClinica Chimica Acta, 2003
The status of iodine nutrition of a population can be determined by measurement of urinary iodine concentrations since it is thought to indicate dietary iodine intake. Normally, these results are compared to population-based criteria, since there are no reference ranges for urinary iodine.To determine the percentile ranges for urinary iodide (UI ...
Offie Porat, Soldin   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessment of Thyroid Uptake Ratio Values in a Normal Population. Establishment of Normal Reference Values for 99mTc‐Pertechnetate Thyroid Uptake in an Australian Population

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
An Australian first, this study examined normal reference ranges for 99mTc‐pertechnetate thyroid uptake. Through a retrospective and prospective analysis, this study found a new reference range of 0.4%–2.4%. The findings suggest that locally derived reference values may differ from historical data and highlight the importance of region‐specific ...
Bethany Wornes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iodine Excess is a Risk Factor for Goiter Formation

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery, 2015
Background: Goiters have been associated with iodine deficiency. Although universal salt iodization in Uganda achieved a household coverage of 95% by 2005, goiter rates are still high.
Washington L   +3 more
doaj  

Dietary iodine intake and urinary iodine excretion in patients with thyroid diseases

open access: yesYonsei Medical Journal, 2000
This study was conducted to examine the usual iodine intake in patients with thyroid diseases and to compare iodine status with normal subjects. The dietary iodine intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, and urinary iodine excretion was measured in 184 patients diagnosed with thyroid diseases and 207 normal subjects.
J Y, Kim, K R, Kim
openaire   +2 more sources

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