Application of detection methods for iodine content in human body / 中华地方病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Iodine is an important raw material for the synthesis of thyroid hormones,both iodine deficiency and iodine excess can lead to severe thyroid diseases,its role in thyroid diseases has increasingly been recognized.Determination of iodine in the human body has also become an important means of iodine nutrition assessment.The currently iodine detection methods for human body including determination of urinary,serum,hair and nail iodine content,it also include iodine content in thyroid by medical imaging and in thyroid tissue specimens by surgery.The author summarizes the application of the above methods for the detection of iodine content.