A mathematical formula to estimate in vivo thyroid volume from two-dimensional ultrasonography
Author(s)
ASI Sponsor
Trimboli, Pierpaolo
Ruggieri, Massimo
Fumarola, Angela
Date Issued
2008-08-01
Abstract
The determination of thyroid volume (TV) is required for the management of thyroid diseases. Since two-dimensional ultrasonography (2D-US) has become the accepted method for the assessment of TV (2D-US-TV), we verified whether it accurately assesses postsurgical measured TV (PS-TV).
ISSN
1050-7256
Journal
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association