The role of the resistive index in Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a Sonographic pilot study in children
Clinics
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67(11): 1253-1257, Nov. 2012. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The role of Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of diffuse thyroid diseases is not well established. In particular, Doppler ultrasonography findings in children with Hashimoto's thyroiditis are very limited. We examined gray-scale and Doppler ultrasound findings in Hashimoto's thyroiditis in children in an attempt to understand the feasibility of future prospective controlled studies. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Twenty-one children with newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis were recruited in the study. The patients were euthyroid or had subclinical hypothyroidism at the time of the ultrasonography examination. According to the color Doppler scale developed by Schulz et al., thyroid glands were classified into four patterns based on visual scoring and the mean resistive index (RI), which was calculated via measurements from both lobes, and these results were compared with gray-scale findings.RESULTS:
The mean RI value, calculated as the mean of the RI values of both lobes obtained from each patient, was found to be 0.57 ± 0.05 (range 0.48-0.67) cm/sn. The distribution of thyroid classifications was as follows Pattern 0, n = 7; Pattern I, n = 6; Pattern II, n = 4; and Pattern III ("thyroid inferno"), n = 4. The mean RI values in patients with normal or near-normal gray-scale findings (n = 10) and patients with more substantial gray-scale changes (n = 11) were not significantly different and were lower than the values in normal children previously presented in the literature.CONCLUSION:
The results indicated that the RI may be more sensitive than other ultrasound parameters for the diagnosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
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Asunto principal:
Glándula Tiroides
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Ultrasonografía Doppler en Color
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Enfermedad de Hashimoto
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Clinics
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hacettepe University/TR
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