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Thyroid uptake

I had a 24 hour thyroid uptake, haven't got results yet but I saw on the screen it said 74.4%. What does that mean?
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1756321 tn?1547095325
The normal uptake is between 15 and 25%. A high uptake of 74.4% is most likely due to Graves' disease or hyperfunctioning nodules.
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1232907 tn?1367471737
Does anyone know what this means if anything?
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