Table 2.

Comparison between the first (6 months after surgery) and second (24 months after surgery) stimulated WBS uptake and stimulated Tg levels after rhTSH in the 57 patients (means ± SD)

	6 months after surgery	24 months after surgery	p
stiTg, ng/ml	2.89 ± 3.92	0.86 ± 0.84	<0.01
WBS uptake, %	1.82 ± 1.34	0.72 ± 0.50	<0.01