“…In contrast, [ 131 I]iodine TxWBS-SPECT/CT is an excellent imaging modality and has previously not been compared with [ 18 F]TFB-based imaging ( 22 ). However, patients are exposed to significantly higher radiation levels from [ 131 I]iodine, and WBS-SPECT/CT has limited spatial resolution ( 23 ). Moreover, RAI has a variety of dose-dependent acute and long-term side effects, like adverse effects on the salivary and lacrimal glands up to secondary malignancies after repeated high activity of RAI ( 24 , 25 ).…”