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9833577

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
This study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of comparison of the echogenicity of the thyroid gland with the sternomastoid muscle in diagnosis of thyroid disorders. Fifty healthy subjects underwent a thyroid ultrasound, and 80 patients with archived thyroid ultrasound examinations (50 thyrotoxicosis and 30 thyroiditis) were reviewed. Images were measured for the image density of the thyroid gland and the sternomastoid muscle, using a transmission densitometer. Healthy thyroid was relatively hyperechoic when compared with the sternomastoid muscle (100%). Of the thyrotoxic patients, 70% showed a relatively hyperechoic thyroid compared to 47% of the thyroiditis patients. Mean image density difference in healthy thyroid, thyrotoxicosis and thyroiditis ranged from 0.1 to 1, -0.42 to 0.83, and -0.55 to 0.58, respectively. In conclusion, the relative echogenicity of the thyroid gland when compared with the sternomastoid muscle may be useful to differentiate healthy thyroid from thyrotoxicosis and thyroiditis, but does not help to distinguish thyrotoxicosis from thyroiditis. An image density difference of less than 0.1 may be considered to be abnormal, whereas a value greater than 0.83 may be considered to be normal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0301-5629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1097-105
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
The value of thyroid parenchymal echogenicity as an indicator of pathology using the sternomastoid muscle for comparison.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study