Table 6.

Results of ablation for two low iodine diet (LID) types according to other definitions of success

Successful ablation definition	Less strict LID (%)	Very strict LID (%)	p
Negative 123I whole body scan only	91.5	90.0	0.737
Any whole body scan finding and Tg  (ng/mL)
<1	77.5	71.1	0.362
<2	85.9	81.1	0.418
<5	91.5	88.9	0.575
<10	94.4	94.4	0.983
Negative 123I whole body scan and Tg (ng/mL)
<1	71.8	67.8	0.579
<5	85.9	82.2	0.527
<10	87.3	85.6	0.746