Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 5, October 2014, pages 369-373


Accuracy of Unstimulated Basal Serum Thyroglobulin Levels in Assessing the Completeness of Thyroidectomy

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Remnant of thin pyramidal lobe. Nuclear scan and Tg positive (2.7 ng/mL); true positive.

Table

Table 1. Results of Serum Thyroglobulin (Tg) Levels and Nuclear Scan of the Thyroid Gland
 
Scan negative (n = 77)Scan positive (n = 23)Total
*Numbers in parentheses are percentages.
Tg negative (< 0.5 ng/mL)True negative 77 (100)*False negative 7 (30)84
Tg positive (> 0.5 ng/mL)False positive 0True positive 16 (70)16
Total7723100