Thyroid uptake is also known as radioactive iodine uptake test (RAIU). Although, it measures the function of thyroid gland; however, it does not utilize imaging technique. Moreover, Nuclear medicine is a kind of medical imaging that utilizes small doses of radioactive material to detect the thyroid function.
The bill approved by Sen. Christopher Doddâs Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, for instance, included 161 amendments authored by Republicans. Only 49 Republican amendments were rejected out of 210 considered.
1 Passed the House on October 8, 2009 (416â0) 2  Passed the Senate as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on December 24, 2009 (60â39) with amendment. 3  House agreed to Senate amendment on March 21, 2010 (219â212)  Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.