Vnitr Lek 2006, 52(10):985-987
A recommended procedure in laboratory-based diagnostics of thyroid function - yes or not?
- Oddělení nukleární medicíny, Úsek imunoanalýzy FN Plzeň a Laboratoř pro klinické využití imunoanalýzy LF UK Plzeň, přednosta prof. MUDr. Ondřej Topolčan, CSc.
The author discusses the current status of laboratory-based thyroid diagnostics in the Czech Republic, and compares it with the procedure recommended by the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB), USA. Based on an analysis of the current situation, the author recommends the introduction of a Czech version of the above-mentioned recommended procedure.
Keywords: recommended procedure; TSH; fT4; aTPO; thyroid function disorders
Received: September 6, 2006; Published: October 1, 2006 Show citation