It has been recommended that a normal serum sample standard be used to normalize the response of the assays and allow the reporting of the result as a ratio to normal i.e. a "Thyroid Hormone ...

99m Tc thyroid uptake was increased (>3.0%) in 15 patients (45.5%), and decreased (<0.4%) in two patients (4.4%). Both TgAb and TPOAb were detected in 17 patients (51.5%). TBII was negative in all ...