Age-dependent reference values of the thyroid gland in pediatric population; from routine computed tomography data
- 주제(키워드) Thyroid gland , Children , Adolescents , Reference values , Computed tomography
- 주제(기타) Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- 설명문(일반) [Sea, Jin Hee; Ji, Hye; You, Sun Kyoung; Lee, Jeong-Eun] Chungnam Natl Univ Hosp, Dept Radiol, 282 Munhwa Ro, Daejeon 35015, South Korea; [You, Sun Kyoung; Lee, Jeong-Eun] Chungnam Natl Univ, Coll Med, Dept Radiol, 266 Munhwa Ro, Daejeon 35015, South Korea; [Lee, So Mi] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Kyungpook Natl Univ Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, 807 Hoguk Ro, Daegu 41404, South Korea; [Cho, Hyun-Hae] Ewha Womans Univ, Mokdong Hosp, Dept Radiol, 1071 Anyangcheon Ro, Seoul 07985, South Korea
- 등재 SCIE, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
- 발행년도 2019
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000171908
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.04.001
- PubMed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31026683
초록/요약
Purpose: To evaluate age-dependent reference values for measurements of the thyroid gland in pediatric patients. Method: In total 425 chest and neck computed tomography images of pediatric patients without pathology of the thyroid gland were retrospectively reviewed. Measurements of the thyroid gland were obtained in three dimensions (width, depth, length). The total volume was the sum of volumes of each lobe. Measurements were compared among the six groups according to age from 0 to 18 years. Results: There were moderate to strong positive linear correlations between age and all values (r = 0.58-0.82, all p < 0.001). The total volume of the thyroid gland showed a strong positive linear correlation with the three linear measurements of each lobe (all r > 0.7, all p < 0.001). Among these measurements, the depth of the right lobe showed the highest Pearson correlation coefficient with the total volume of the thyroid gland (r = 0.859). Conclusion: The depth of right lobe could be a representative measurement of total thyroid gland volume, similar to prior findings in adults.
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