[A method of evaluating the functional state of the thyroid gland]

A simple and reliable method for the assessment of thyroid function was proposed. Data on a high specificity of the radioactive iodine absorption intensity coefficient to differentiate euthyroid and hyperthyroid patients were obtained. The appropriateness of its use in restricted indications for radioimmunoassays was substantiated. The results obtained by the authors were based on the examination of 453 patients.