Perchlorate Discharge Test Protocol
(Organification deficiency diagnosis)
In this procedure a regular RAIU test is performed initially, measuring thyroid counts at 2 h. Then potassium or sodium perchlorate, 0.5 in children and 1 g in adults, is given orally and a new thyroid uptake is determined 1h to 2 h later.
References:
1 Park HM. The Thyroid Gland in Henkin RE et al. Nuclear Medicine. Mosby St Louis 1996, p 839.
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