| PTC | Papillary thyroid carcinoma |
| RAI | Radioactive iodine |
| ATA | American Thyroid Association |
| PAWBS | Post-ablative whole-body scan |
| rh-TSH | Recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone |
| sTg | Stimulated Tg |
| ER | Excellent response |
| NER | Non-excellent response |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| SPECT/CT | Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography |