The percentage of serum thyroglobulin rise in the first-week did not predict the eventual success of high-intensity focussed ablation (HIFU) for benign thyroid nodules.
Brian Hung-Hin LangYu Cho WooKeith W H ChiuPublished in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2017)
There was an almost seven-fold increase in the mean Tg level 4 d after HIFU ablation. The % of Tg rise in the first week did not appear to correlate with the 6-month nodule shrinkage or treatment success.