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Reiners
X-ray fluorescence analysis (XFA) of thyroidal iodine content (TIC) with an improved measuring system.Reiners C, Hanscheid H, Lassmann M, Tiemann M, Kreissl M, Rendl J, Bier D. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 1998;106 Suppl 3:S31-3. [abstract only]
"X-ray fluorescence analysis is based on the principal that the electron structure of stable iodine in the thyroid is excited by Americium-241 gamma rays to emit a characteristic fluorescence radiation which is proportional to the amount of iodine present in the gland. A stationary measuring system consisting of a 11.1 GBq Am-241 source and a high-purity Germanium detector with spectrum analyser has been improved by a PC guided method for sonographic definition of the measuring volume. The lower limit of detectibility of the system corresponds to 0.01 mg of Iodine per ml of thyroid volume; the in vivo precision given as coefficient of variation amounts to 15%. The thyroid is exposed with a radiation dose of 6 microSv per measurement. First studies with this improved system carried out in 50 female volunteers between 20 and 40 years of age with normal thyroid volumes resulted in a mean iodine concentration of the thyroid of 0.665 +/- 0.304 mg/ml. The mean iodine excretion in urine was normal with 10.8 +/- 10.4 microg/dl."
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