Table 1.
Recombinant human thyrotropin-stimulated thyroglobulin (rhTSH/Tg) levels in groups of patients divided in accordance to thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) cut-off levels.
Fig 1.
Recombinant human thyrotropin-stimulated thyroglobulin (rhTSH/Tg) and thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) in the same patients in three groups: Group 1- THW/Tg < 2ng/ml; Group 2-THW/Tg ≥ 2ng/ml and < 10ng/ml; Group 3- THW/Tg ≥ 10 ng/ml.
Table 2.
Results of imaging studies in involved groups of patients.
Fig 2.
Recombinant human thyrotropin-stimulated thyroglobulin (rhTSH/Tg) sensitivity and specificity for cut-off level > 0.6 ng/ml.
0-Group of patients with thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) < 2 ng/ml 1-Group of patients with thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) ≥ 2 ng/ml
Fig 3.
Recombinant human thyrotropin-stimulated thyroglobulin (rhTSH/Tg) sensitivity and specificity for cut-off level > 2.3 ng/ml.
2-Group of patients with thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) < 10 ng/ml 3-Group of patients with thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) ≥ 10 ng/ml
Table 3.
Thyroid hormone withdrawal-stimulated thyroglobulin (THW/Tg) cut-off levels and corresponding recombinant human thyrotropin-stimulated thyroglobulin (rhTSH/Tg) cut-off levels in regression analysis and ROC analysis.