Determination of thyroid volume in infants with suspected congenital hypothyroidism-the limitations of both subjective and objective evaluation

To compare two methods of assessing gland size on thyroid ultrasound in newborn infants with suspected congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Images from infants with eutopic glands referred between 2007 and 2013 were evaluated blind by two sets of observers. Subjective gland size was categorised as small,...

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Published in:BJR open 2020, Vol.2 (1), p.20200001-20200001
Main Authors: Mansour, Chourouk, Ouarezki, Yasmine, Jones, Jeremy Huw, Green, Morag, Stenhouse, Emily Jane, Irwin, Greg, Hermanns, Pia, Pohlenz, Joachim, Donaldson, Malcolm David Cairns
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Summary:To compare two methods of assessing gland size on thyroid ultrasound in newborn infants with suspected congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Images from infants with eutopic glands referred between 2007 and 2013 were evaluated blind by two sets of observers. Subjective gland size was categorised as small, borderline-small, normal, borderline-large and large. Objective gland volume, calculated as the sum of each lobe using the prolate ellipsoid formula (length x width x depth x π/6), was put into corresponding categories:
ISSN:2513-9878
2513-9878
DOI:10.1259/bjro.20200001