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Campennì A, Avram AM, Verburg FA, Iakovou I, Hänscheid H, de Keizer B, Petranović Ovčariček P, Giovanella L. The EANM guideline on radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2023; 50:3324-3348. [PMID: 37395802 PMCID: PMC10542302 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06274-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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This document provides the new EANM guideline on radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid disease. Its aim is to guide nuclear medicine physicians, endocrinologists, and practitioners in the selection of patients for radioiodine therapy. Its recommendations on patients' preparation, empiric and dosimetric therapeutic approaches, applied radioiodine activity, radiation protection requirements, and patients follow-up after administration of radioiodine therapy are extensively discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alfredo Campennì
- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, Unit of Nuclear Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Departments of Radiology and Medicine, MetroHealth Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Academic Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital AHEPA, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Academic Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia
- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Optimization of Thyroid Volume Determination by Stitched 3D-Ultrasound Data Sets in Patients with Structural Thyroid Disease. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11020381. [PMID: 36830918 PMCID: PMC9952922 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11020381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Ultrasound (US) is the most important imaging method for the assessment of structural disorders of the thyroid. A precise volume determination is relevant for therapy planning and outcome monitoring. However, the accuracy of 2D-US is limited, especially in cases of organ enlargements and deformations. Software-based "stitching" of separately acquired 3D-US data revealed precise volume determination in thyroid phantoms. The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of 3D-US stitching in patients with structural thyroid disease. A total of 31 patients from the clinical routine were involved, receiving conventional 2D-US (conUS), sensor-navigated 3D-US (3DsnUS), mechanically-swept 3D-US (3DmsUS), and I-124-PET/CT as reference standard. Regarding 3DsnUS and 3DmsUS, separately acquired 3D-US images (per thyroid lobe) were merged to one comprehensive data set. Subsequently, anatomical correctness of the stitching process was analysed via secondary image fusion with the I-124-PET images. Volumetric determinations were conducted by the ellipsoid model (EM) on conUS and CT, and manually drawn segmental contouring (MC) on 3DsnUS, 3DmsUS, CT, and I-124-PET/CT. Mean volume of the thyroid glands was 44.1 ± 25.8 mL (I-124-PET-MC = reference). Highly significant correlations (all p < 0.0001) were observed for conUS-EM (r = 0.892), 3DsnUS-MC (r = 0.988), 3DmsUS-MC (r = 0.978), CT-EM (0.956), and CT-MC (0.986), respectively. The mean volume differences (standard deviations, limits of agreement) in comparison with the reference were -10.50 mL (±11.56 mL, -33.62 to 12.24), -3.74 mL (±3.74 mL, -11.39 to 3.78), and 0.62 mL (±4.79 mL, -8.78 to 10.01) for conUS-EM, 3DsnUS-MC, and 3DmsUS-MC, respectively. Stitched 3D-US data sets of the thyroid enable accurate volumetric determination even in enlarged and deformed organs. The main limitation of high time expenditure may be overcome by artificial intelligence approaches.
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Traino CA. Dosimetry of 131I treatment in benign thyroid diseases. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822960-6.00200-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Dosimetry during adjuvant 131I therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer-clinical implications. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13930. [PMID: 34230618 PMCID: PMC8260769 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93431-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The activity of radioiodine (131I) used in adjuvant therapy for thyroid cancer ranges between 30 mCi (1.1 GBq) and 150 mCi (5.5 GBq). Dosimetry based on Marinelli's formula, taking into consideration the absorbed dose in the postoperative tumour bed (D) should systematise the determination of 131I activity. Retrospective analysis of 57 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) after thyreidectomy and adjuvant 131I therapy with the fixed activity of 3.7 GBq. In order to calculate D from Marinelli's formula, the authors took into account, among other things, repeated dosimetry measurements (after 6, 24, and 72 h) made during scintigraphy and after administration of the therapeutic activity or radioiodine. In 75% of the patients, the values of D were > 300 Gy (i.e. above the value recommended by current guidelines). In just 16% of the patients, the obtained values fell between 250 and 300 Gy, whereas in 9% of the patients, the value of D was < 250 Gy. The therapy was successful for all the patients (stimulated Tg < 1 ng/ml and 131I uptake < 0.1% in the thyroid bed in follow-up examination). Dosimetry during adjuvant 131I therapy makes it possible to diversify the therapeutic activities of 131I in order to obtain a uniform value of D.
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Clerc J. Radioiodine therapy of thyroid autonomy. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE (AIMN) [AND] THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RADIOPHARMACOLOGY (IAR), [AND] SECTION OF THE SOCIETY OF... 2021; 65:138-156. [PMID: 33565845 DOI: 10.23736/s1824-4785.21.03340-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Radioiodine therapy (RIT) of thyroid functional autonomy (TFA) is rapidly evolving, though it has been recognized for decades as a very effective treatment of toxic nodular varieties. Indeed, TFA is a frequent cause of persistent subclinical hyperthyroidism, which should be regarded as a new metabolic syndrome, with well-established adverse cardio-vascular consequences. Sensitive TSH assays and multiparametric ultrasounds are not accurate enough to reliably diagnose TFA and identify its main variants, unifocal, multifocal (UFA/MFA) and disseminated autonomy (DISA). Modern diagnostic tools are extensively presented and rely upon Thyroid Scan imaging and quantification. A new relationship allows predicting at baseline, an excess of 123I uptake as compared to the TSH stimulation in compensated TFA. Suppressed TS are useful with either isotope, otherwise. Diagnosis of the DISA variant is presented as compared to Graves' disease. Dosimetry has some specificity in TFA work-up. Indeed, the spatial distribution of the dose is as important as the mean value itself and can be eventually controlled by adjusting the TSH level with the smart use of LT3 or antithyroid drug therapy (ATD). A review of the different ways to determine the target mass from anatomical to functional approaches is presented. Main clinical and dosimetric published results of RIT are summarized according to clinical goals. Endogenous TSH stimulation using an ATD preparation has promising results in reducing big autonomously functioning goiters. Finally, we report preliminary successful results of preventive RIT using short term LT3 suppression in compensated TFA, with low administered activities and low rate of hypothyroidism.
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- Jérôme Clerc
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cochin Hospital, DMU Imagina, Paris University, Paris, France -
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Fujita N, Kato K, Abe S, Naganawa S. Variation in thyroid volumes due to differences in the measured length or area of the cross-sectional plane: A validation study of the ellipsoid approximation method using CT images. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2021; 22:15-25. [PMID: 33779118 PMCID: PMC8035568 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study examined the variation in the thyroid volume determined by the ellipsoid approximation method due to differences in the measured length or area of the cross-sectional plane of CT images. METHODS Forty-five patients with Graves' disease were included in this retrospective study. We designated the three-dimensional thyroid volumes extracted manually (VCT ) as the reference data and calculated five approximate volumes for comparison: (a) the mean volume of 8100 different thyroid volumes depending on the diameter of the cross-sectional plane at the midpoint of the major axis, (Vellipsoid,mean ); (b) the volume using the maximum diameter and its orthogonal diameter, (Vellipsoid,maxlength ); (c) the maximum (Vellipsoid,maxvolume ); (d) minimum (Vellipsoid,minvolume ) of the 8100 thyroid volumes; and (e) the volume determined with an equivalent circle diameter, (Vellipsoid,Heywood ). RESULTS Thyroid volumes obtained via the ellipsoid approximation method varied depending on the diameter of the cross-sectional plane and included a mean error of approximately 20%, while the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) differed for each approximate volume. Among these volumes, Vellipsoid,mean and Vellipsoid,Heywood were in good agreement with VCT , according to single regression analyses and the resultant CCC values, with mean errors of 0.1% and 10.4%, respectively. CONCLUSION While Vellipsoid,Heywood approximated thyroid volumes with vastly reduced errors, we recommend utilizing three-dimensional thyroid volumetry if measurement accuracy is required.
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- Naotoshi Fujita
- Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.,Department of Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Functional Medical Imaging, Biomedical Imaging Sciences, Division of Advanced Information Health Sciences, Department of Integrated Health Sciences, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiological Technology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Li ZT, Zhai R, Liu HM, Wang M, Pan DM. Iodine concentration and content measured by dual-source computed tomography are correlated to thyroid hormone levels in euthyroid patients: a cross-sectional study in China. BMC Med Imaging 2020; 20:10. [PMID: 32005176 PMCID: PMC6995181 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-020-0411-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of the dual energy CT measured iodine concentration and total iodine content with blood measured thyroid parameters. Methods Forty-three patients with normal thyroid function at our hospital from August 2017 to October 2019 were included in this retrospective study. Dual energy CT was used to scan the neck of thyroid patients. The mean iodine concentration and thyroid tissue volume were measured to calculate the total iodine content of the thyroid. Relevant tests of triiodothyronine (FT3), total triiodothyronine (TT3), total thyroxine (TT4), free thyroxine (FT4), and thyroid hormone (TSH) were conducted. The correlation of the thyroid mean iodine concentration and total iodine content with blood-measured thyroid function was analysed. Result The total iodine content in the thyroid was positively correlated with FT3 but negatively correlated with TSH. The mean iodine concentration of the thyroid was positively correlated with both FT3 and TT3. Conclusion The thyroid iodine content measured by dual energy CT can be used to determine the human iodine nutritional status and evaluate thyroid function, which will facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases.
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Li B, Chang F, Xiao Y, Wei X, He W, Ming Y. Thermal Ablation Damage Analysis of CFRP Suffering from Lightning Based on Principles of Tomography. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:ma13225159. [PMID: 33207815 PMCID: PMC7697403 DOI: 10.3390/ma13225159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Coupled electrical-thermal finite element analysis (FEA) models are widely adopted to analyze the thermal ablation damage of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) caused by lightning, but it is still difficult to analyze the ablation due to its complex space geometry. According to the principle of computerized tomography (CT), tomographic images of FEA models' temperature fields with different thicknesses were obtained to calculate the mass loss and compare the damage morphology. The four areas including Area 0, Area I, Area II, and Area III; were separated from the temperature fields in terms of different vaporization and pyrolysis temperature ranges of carbon fiber (CF) and resin matrix. Ablation mass losses were calculated by pixel statistics and tomographic intervals, which were consistent with the experimental results. The maximum ablation area of unprotected CFRP was found on the tomography images of 50 μm rather than the surface by comparing tomographic images with different thickness due to the influence of the thermal radiation, but this effect was not found in CFRP protected by copper mesh. Some other phenomena, including continuous evolutions of ablation areas and the influence of the intersection angle on the direction of the ablation extension, were also discovered.
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- Bin Li
- Aeronautics Engineering College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China; (B.L.); (F.C.); (W.H.)
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- Aeronautics Engineering College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China; (B.L.); (F.C.); (W.H.)
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- Aviation Maintenance NCO Academy, Air Force Engineering University, Xinyang, 464031, China
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- Aeronautics Engineering College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China; (B.L.); (F.C.); (W.H.)
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- Aeronautics Engineering College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China; (B.L.); (F.C.); (W.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi ’an 710054, China;
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Determining the Thyroid Gland Volume Causing Tracheal Compression: A Semiautomated 3D CT Volumetry Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 55:medicina55050143. [PMID: 31100834 PMCID: PMC6572450 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55050143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2019] [Revised: 03/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background and objectives: Increased thyroid gland volume (TV) may bring about tracheal compression, which is one of the causes of respiratory distress. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between TV and the severity of tracheal compression independent of patients’ symptoms using semiautomated three-dimensional (3D) volumetry (S3DV) reconstructed from computed tomography (CT) scans. Cut-off TVs leading to different levels of tracheal narrowing were evaluated. Materials and Methods: One hundred sixty-three contrast-enhanced head and neck CT examinations were retrospectively assessed. TVs were measured by S3DV. The degree of tracheal compression was measured at the point where the greatest percent reduction in the cross-sectional area of the trachea adjacent to the thyroid gland was observed. To determine the severity of compression, the tracheal compression ratio (TCR) was defined (TCR = A1 (the narrowest cross-sectional area of trachea)/A2 (the largest cross-sectional area of trachea)). Results: The mean tracheal narrowing was 15% (TCR = 0.85 ± 0.15) in the study population. Patients with more than 15% tracheal compression had significantly higher TV values than those with less than 15% tracheal compression (p < 0.001). In addition, a significant correlation was found between TV and tracheal compression (p < 0.001). Moreover, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the cut-off levels for TV that predict a tracheal narrowing of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% were 19.75 mL, 21.56 mL, 24.54 mL, and 30.29 mL, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study objectively demonstrated that larger thyroid glands cause more severe compression on the trachea. The results may be helpful during the decision-making process for thyroidectomies to be performed due to compression symptoms.
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Sea JH, Ji H, You SK, Lee JE, Lee SM, Cho HH. Age-dependent reference values of the thyroid gland in pediatric population; from routine computed tomography data. Clin Imaging 2019; 56:88-92. [PMID: 31026683 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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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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- Jin Hee Sea
- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, 282 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, 282 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, 282 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 266 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, 282 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea; Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, 266 Munhwa-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon, 35015, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, 807 Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41404, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, 1071, Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 07985, Republic of Korea
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Bush JL, Nemanic S, Gordon J, Bobe G. COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THYROID GLANDS IN EIGHT HYPERTHYROID CATS PRE- AND POSTMETHIMAZOLE TREATMENT COMPARED WITH SEVEN EUTHYROID CATS. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2016; 58:176-185. [DOI: 10.1111/vru.12458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Jennifer L. Bush
- Department of Clinical Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331
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- Linus Pauling Institute; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331
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Kaniuka-Jakubowska S, Piskunowicz M, Zapaśnik A, Lewczuk A, Kaniuka A, Mizan-Gross K, Kaszubowski M, Lass P, Sworczak K. US not bright but right method of thyroid volume estimation even in large and substernal extended goitres. Comparison of US and three methods of CT thyroid evaluation – prospective study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2015; 83:412-9. [PMID: 25308831 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Revised: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound is nowadays a method of choice for thyroid volume assessment. However, its disadvantage is some inaccuracy, which is said to be higher in huge, especially substernally extended goitres. AIMS The aim of the study was to compare the US and CT thyroid volumetric measurements: multi-observers (CT MO) and one-observer (CT OO) to CT planimetry results (CT Pl) in patients with large goitres. MATERIALS & METHODS The study material comprised 70 thyroid imaging examinations obtained from 35 patients with nontoxic goitres, scanned twice before and after radioiodine treatment. Mean thyroid volume was 88·97 ± 60·21 ml. Thirty-three thyroid scans revealed the extension below the jugular notch (mean of 2·46 cm). Thyroid volume in US, CT MO and CT OO was estimated using the ellipsoid formula. CT Pl was established a reference method. RESULTS The mean thyroid volume in CT Pl was 88·97 ml (median 80·73, range 11·81 to 315·97). US underestimates thyroid volume by 7·55 ml (7·7%) with a sufficient correlation (R(2) = 0·89) and precision (20·37). CT OO is the closest and CT MO the most distant from CT Pl, with US between them in thyroid volume estimation. The percentage US bias is constant through all range of thyroid volume. There is no difference for percentage bias between US and CT Pl for goitres with (8·67%), and without (6·70%) substernal part. CONCLUSION US examination is sufficient for epidemiological studies, radioiodine activity calculation and goitre size assessment in everyday medical practice. Neither initial size of the goitre nor its substernal extension affects US assessment precision.
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Semiautomated Thyroid Volumetry Using 3D CT: Prospective Comparison With Measurements Obtained Using 2D Ultrasound, 2D CT, and Water Displacement Method of Specimen. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2014; 203:W525-32. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.13.12206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Freesmeyer M, Kühnel C, Westphal JG. Time efficient 124I-PET volumetry in benign thyroid disorders by automatic isocontour procedures: mathematic adjustment using manual contoured measurements in low-dose CT. Ann Nucl Med 2014; 29:8-14. [PMID: 25218619 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-014-0903-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Benign thyroid diseases are widely common in western societies. However, the volumetry of the thyroid gland, especially when enlarged or abnormally formed, proves to be a challenge in clinical routine. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and rapid threshold-based isocontour extraction method for thyroid volumetry from (124)I-PET/CT data in patients scheduled for radioactive iodine therapy. METHODS PET/CT data from 45 patients were analysed 30 h after 1 MBq (124)I administration. Anatomical reference volume was calculated using manually contoured data from low-dose CT images of the neck (MC). In addition, we applied an automatic isocontour extraction method (IC0.2/1.0), with two different threshold values (0.2 and 1.0 kBq/ml), for volumetry of the PET data-set. IC0.2/1.0 shape data that showed significant variation from MC data were excluded. Subsequently, a mathematical correlation using a model of linear regression with multiple variables and step-wise elimination (mIC0.2/1.0), between IC0.2/1.0 and MC, was established. RESULTS Data from 41 patients (IC0.2), and 32 patients (IC1.0) were analysed. The mathematically calculated volume, mIC, showed a median deviation from the reference (MC), of ±9 % (1-54 %) for mIC0.2 and of ±8.2 % (1-50 %) for mIC1.0 CONCLUSION: Contour extraction with both, mIC1.0 and mIC0.2 gave rapid and reliable results. However, mIC0.2 can be applied to significantly more patients (>90 %) and is, therefore, deemed to be more suitable for clinical routine, keeping in mind the potential advantages of using (124)I-PET/CT for the preparation of patients scheduled for radioactive iodine therapy.
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- Martin Freesmeyer
- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Bachstrasse. 18, 07740, Jena, Germany,
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Freesmeyer M, Wiegand S, Schierz JH, Winkens T, Licht K. Multimodal evaluation of 2-D and 3-D ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in measurements of the thyroid volume using universally applicable cross-sectional imaging software: a phantom study. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2014; 40:1453-1462. [PMID: 24768486 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A precise estimate of thyroid volume is necessary for making adequate therapeutic decisions and planning, as well as for monitoring therapy response. The goal of this study was to compare the precision of different volumetry methods. Thyroid-shaped phantoms were subjected to volumetry via 2-D and 3-D ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The 3-D US scans were performed using sensor navigation and mechanical sweeping methods. Volumetry calculation ensued with the conventional ellipsoid model and the manual tracing method. The study confirmed the superiority of manual tracing with CT and MRI volumetry of the thyroid, but extended this knowledge also to the superiority of the 3-D US method, regardless of whether sensor navigation or mechanical sweeping is used. A novel aspect was successful use of the same universally applicable cross-imaging software for all modalities.
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- Martin Freesmeyer
- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
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- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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Westphal JG, Winkens T, Kühnel C, Freesmeyer M. Low-activity (124)I-PET/low-dose CT versus (131)I probe measurements in pretherapy assessment of radioiodine uptake in benign thyroid diseases. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014; 99:2138-45. [PMID: 24606104 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-4390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid diseases requires pretherapy assessment of radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) for reliable therapy planning. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to assess RAIU by low-activity (124)I-positron emission tomography/low-dose computed tomography ((124)I-PET/CT) in comparison with standard (131)I probe measurements. DESIGN/SETTING This prospective comparative study was conducted at the Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, in a referral center setting. PATIENTS A total of 79 patients with benign thyroid diseases were screened, 40 of whom met the inclusion criteria (stable TSH, free T3 and free T4 levels; no thyroid-specific medication, no iodine contamination) and 24 of whom agreed to participate by signing an informed consent. INTERVENTIONS All patients received the standard (131)I scintillation probe uptake test 30 hours after administration of 3 MBq (131)I. Seven days later, all patients were subjected to (124)I-PET/CT uptake measurement 30 hours after administration of 1 MBq (124)I. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The decay-corrected uptake values of both techniques were compared. Additionally, 3 different volume-of-interest-based evaluation methods in PET/CT (whole neck [WN], automatic isocontour [IC], and manually contoured [MC]) were evaluated. RESULTS The (131)I probe measurement and (124)I-PET.WN method provided very similar mean RAIU (30.7% ± 10.3%; 31.7% ± 8.9%), resulting in a significant positive correlation (r = 0.93, P < .001). Compared with (124)I-PET.WN, the (124)I-PET.IC (29.8% ± 8.6%) and the (124)I-PET.MC (24.5% ± 7.1%) demonstrated lower uptake values. CONCLUSIONS Using activities as low as 1 MBq, the (124)I-PET.WN method shows a good correlation with conventional (131)I probe measurement. Thus, (124)I-PET/CT is a suitable alternative for pretherapy RAIU evaluations. This may offer potential additional benefits such as PET/ultrasound fusion imaging and CT volumetry.
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- Julian G Westphal
- Clinic of Nuclear Medicine (J.G.W., T.W., C.K., M.F.), Jena University Hospital, 07743 Jena, Germany and Ernst-Abbe-Fachhochschule Jena (C.K.), University of Applied Sciences, 07740 Jena, Germany
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Licht K, Darr A, Opfermann T, Winkens T, Freesmeyer M. 3D ultrasonography is as accurate as low-dose CT in thyroid volumetry. Nuklearmedizin 2013; 53:99-104. [PMID: 24276677 DOI: 10.3413/nukmed-0615-13-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to compare thyroid volumetry by three-dimensional mechanically swept ultrasonography (3DmsUS) and low-dose computed tomography (ldCT). PATIENTS, METHODS 30 subjects referred for radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid diseases were subjected to 3DmsUS and ldCT. A prerequisite of 3DmsUS analyses was that the scans had to capture the entire thyroid, excluding therefore cases with a very large volume or retrosternal portions. The 3DmsUS data were transformed into a DICOM format, and volumetry calculations were performed via a multimodal workstation equipped with standard software for cross-sectional imaging. Volume was calculated applying both the ellipsoid model and a manually tracing method. Statistical analyses included 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the means and limits of agreement according to Bland and Altman, the latter including 95% of all expected values. RESULTS Volumetric measurements by 3DmsUS and ldCT resulted in very high, significant correlation coefficients, r = 0.997 using the ellipsoid model and r = 0.993 with the manually tracing method. The mean relative differences of the two imaging modalities proved very small (-1.2±4.0% [95% CI -2.62; 0.28] using the ellipsoid model; -1.1±5.2% [95% CI -2.93; 0.80] using the manually tracing method) and the limits of agreement sufficiently narrow (-9.1% to 6.8%; -11.3% to 9.2%, respectively). CONCLUSION For moderately enlarged thyroids, volumetry with 3DmsUS proved comparable to that of ldCT, irrespective of whether the ellipsoid model or the manually tracing method was applied. Thus, 3DmsUS qualifies as a potential alternative to ldCT, provided that the organ is completely accessible. The use of a standard workstation for cross-sectional imaging with routine software did not prove problematic.
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- Martin Freesmeyer, MD, Clinic of Nuclear Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Bachstraße 18, 07743 Jena, Germany, Tel. +49/(0)36 41/93 32 20, Fax +49/(0)36 41/93 32 44, E-mail:
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Low-Activity 124I-PET/Low-Dose CT Versus 99mTc-Pertechnetate Planar Scintigraphy or 99mTc-Pertechnetate Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography of the Thyroid. Clin Nucl Med 2013; 38:770-7. [DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e3182a20d26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hänscheid H, Canzi C, Eschner W, Flux G, Luster M, Strigari L, Lassmann M. EANM Dosimetry Committee series on standard operational procedures for pre-therapeutic dosimetry II. Dosimetry prior to radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid diseases. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2013; 40:1126-34. [PMID: 23576099 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2387-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The EANM Dosimetry Committee Series "Standard Operational Procedures for Pre-Therapeutic Dosimetry" (SOP) provides advice to scientists and clinicians on how to perform patient-specific absorbed dose assessments. This particular SOP describes how to tailor the therapeutic activity to be administered for radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid diseases such as Graves' disease or hyperthyroidism. Pretherapeutic dosimetry is based on the assessment of the individual (131)I kinetics in the target tissue after the administration of a tracer activity. The present SOP makes proposals on the equipment to be used and guides the user through the measurements. Time schedules for the measurement of the fractional (131)I uptake in the diseased tissue are recommended and it is shown how to calculate from these datasets the therapeutic activity necessary to administer a predefined target dose in the subsequent therapy. Potential sources of error are pointed out and the inherent uncertainties of the procedures depending on the number of measurements are discussed. The theoretical background and the derivation of the listed equations from compartment models of the iodine kinetics are explained in a supplementary file published online only.
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- Heribert Hänscheid
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Clinical and polysomnographic findings of patients with large goiters. Sleep Breath 2012; 17:673-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11325-012-0741-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2012] [Revised: 05/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pleśniak J, Urbański S. Comparative thyroid gland volume by two methods: Ultrasonography and planar scintigraphy. Pol J Radiol 2012; 77:19-21. [PMID: 22844305 PMCID: PMC3403797 DOI: 10.12659/pjr.882966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge of thyroid gland volume plays a key role in the treatment of thyroid diseases by radioactive iodine 131I. Radioiodine therapy is a routine procedure of treatment hyperthyroidism for over 50 years. MATERIAL/METHODS Today modern diagnostic has a number of medical diagnostics instruments whose using to estimate of thyroid volume. Undoubtedly these method we can include a ultrasonography (US) and planar scintigraphy (PS) whose characterized by noninvasive. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS The aims of this papers is evaluate of thyroid volume on the basis of method ultrasonography and planar scintigraphy.
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- Jarosław Pleśniak
- 109 Military Hospital Department of Endocrinology and Isotope Therapy with the Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- 109 Military Hospital Department of Endocrinology and Isotope Therapy with the Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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Inancli SS, Inancli HM. Is ultrasonography preferable to computed tomography for serial measurements of thyroid volume? Thyroid 2011; 21:1041; author reply 1042. [PMID: 21834679 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2010.0414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Accuracy and reliability of thyroid volumetry using spiral CT and thyroid volume in a healthy, non-iodine-deficient Chinese adult population. Eur J Radiol 2011; 77:274-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 07/25/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The incidence and mechanism of sunitinib-induced thyroid atrophy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Br J Cancer 2010; 104:241-7. [PMID: 21157447 PMCID: PMC3031892 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To elucidate the incidence and mechanisms of sunitinib-induced thyroid atrophy, we investigated serial volumetric and functional changes, and evaluated histological changes of the thyroid gland in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients who received sunitinib. METHODS Thyroid volume (by computed tomography volumetry) and thyroid function were measured at baseline, during the treatment, and at post-treatment periods. Histological evaluation of the thyroid gland was performed in four autopsied patients. RESULTS The median reduction rate in thyroid volume at last evaluation during sunitinib treatment was 30% in all 17 patients. The incidence of hypothyroidism during sunitinib treatment was significantly higher in the high reduction rate group (n=8; more than 50% reduction in volume) than in the low reduction rate group (n=9; less than 50% reduction in volume). Half of the patients in the high reduction rate group exhibited a transient thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression, suggesting thyrotoxicosis during sunitinib treatment. Histological evaluation demonstrated atrophy of thyroid follicles and degeneration of follicular epithelial cells without critical diminution of vascular volume in the thyroid gland. CONCLUSION Thyroid atrophy is frequently observed following sunitinib treatment and may be brought about by sunitinib-induced thyrotoxicosis or the direct effects of sunitinib that lead to degeneration of thyroid follicular cells.
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Kim DW, Lee EJ, In HS, Kim SJ. Sonographic differentiation of partially cystic thyroid nodules: a prospective study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:1961-6. [PMID: 20634308 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is no prospective study related to the sonographic differentiation of malignant PCTN from benign PCTN. This prospective study was designed to evaluate differentiation of benign from malignant PCTNs with thyroid sonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred thirteen PCTNs in 196 patients who had consecutively undergone prospective sonographic diagnosis and US-FNAB were included. The PCTNs were evaluated according to their configuration and the presence of calcification, a free margin, vascularity, spongiform appearance or daughter cysts, colloid crystal, nodule shape, and echogenicity. Each PCTN was prospectively classified into 1 of 4 diagnostic categories: benign features, probably benign, suspicious for malignancy, and malignant features. We calculated the diagnostic efficacy of a prospective sonographic diagnosis for PCTNs by comparing it with cytopathologic results. RESULTS Among the 213 PCTNs, 53 underwent thyroid surgery. The sonographic classifications for 213 PCTNs included benign features (n = 182), probably benign (n = 19), suspicious for malignancy (n = 7), and malignant features (n = 5). When nonsurgical PCTNs (n = 160) with benign sonographic findings and benign cytology were considered negative, the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy of the prospective diagnosis of PCTNs were 72.7%, 98.0%, 66.7%, 98.5%, and 96.7%, respectively. On the basis of individual analysis, eccentric configuration with an acute angle and microcalcifications were significantly associated with malignancy, but a concentric configuration, a smooth free margin, peripheral vascularity, spongiform appearance or daughter cysts, and intranodular colloid crystals showed a statistically significant association with benignity. CONCLUSIONS Our prospective sonographic diagnoses of PCTNs, especially those >2 cm, were highly reliable.
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- D W Kim
- Department of Radiology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University School of Medicine, South Korea.
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Veres C, Garsi JP, Rubino C, Pouzoulet F, Bidault F, Chavaudra J, Bridier A, Ricard M, Ferreira I, Lefkopoulos D, de Vathaire F, Diallo I. Thyroid volume measurement in external beam radiotherapy patients using CT imaging: correlation with clinical and anthropometric characteristics. Phys Med Biol 2010; 55:N507-19. [PMID: 20952815 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/21/n02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The aim of this study is to define criteria for accurate representation of the thyroid in human models used to represent external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) patients and evaluate the relationship between the volume of this organ and clinical and anthropometric characteristics. From CT images, we segmented the thyroid gland and calculated its volume for a population of 188 EBRT patients of both sexes, with ages ranging from 1 to 89 years. To evaluate uncertainties linked to measured volumes, experimental studies on the Livermore anthropomorphic phantom were performed. For our population of EBRT patients, we observed that in children, thyroid volume increased rapidly with age, from about 3 cm(3) at 2 years to about 16 cm(3) at 20. In adults, the mean thyroid gland volume was 23.5 ± 9 cm(3) for males and 17.5 ± 8 cm(3) for females. According to anthropometric parameters, the best fit for children was obtained by modeling the log of thyroid volume as a linear function of body surface area (BSA) (p < 0.0001) and age (p = 0.04) and for adults, as a linear function of BSA (p < 0.0001) and gender (p = 0.01). This work enabled us to demonstrate that BSA was the best indicator of thyroid volume for both males and females. These results should be taken into account when modeling the volume of the thyroid in human models used to represent EBRT patients for dosimetry in retrospective studies of the relationship between the estimated dose to the thyroid and long-term follow-up data on EBRT patients.
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- Inserm, CESP Centre for research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Radiation Epidemiology Team, F 94807, Villejuif, France
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Gessl A, Raber W, Staudenherz A, Becherer A, Koperek O, Hofmann A. Higher frequency of thyroid tumors in the right lobe. Endocr Pathol 2010; 21:186-9. [PMID: 20532675 DOI: 10.1007/s12022-010-9126-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Recently, using ultrasonography, we observed that the right lobe usually is larger compared with the left thyroid lobe. Since the higher cell number in a larger right lobe may confer a higher tumor risk, we investigated the location of benign and malignant lesions to test the hypothesis of a more frequent occurrence in this lobe. In 1,001 consecutive patients with benign thyroid lesions, tumors more frequently occurred in the right lobe (+21.5%, p = 0.0022). Furthermore, in 1,277 thyroid cancer patients with 1,302 thyroid cancers, the right lobe more often harbored the tumor initially (+22.9%, p = 0.0009). Our data show a larger proportion of both benign and malignant tumors in the right thyroid lobe.
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- Alois Gessl
- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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The estimation of the thyroid volume before surgery—an important prerequisite for minimally invasive thyroidectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008; 393:721-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s00423-008-0399-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Accepted: 07/11/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Trimboli P, Ruggieri M, Fumarola A, D'Alò M, Straniero A, Maiuolo A, Ulisse S, D'Armiento M. A mathematical formula to estimate in vivo thyroid volume from two-dimensional ultrasonography. Thyroid 2008; 18:879-82. [PMID: 18651825 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.0399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND 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). METHODS In 92 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy by conventional cervicotomy, 2D-US-TV obtained by the ellipsoid volume formula was compared to PS-TV, determined by the Archimedes' principle. RESULTS Mean 2D-US-TV (23.9 +/- 14.8 mL) was significantly lower than mean PS-TV (33.4 +/- 20.1 mL). Underestimation was observed in 77% of cases, and it was related to gland multinodularity and/or nodular involvement of the isthmus, while 2D-US-TV matched the PS-TV in the remaining 21 cases (23%). A mathematical formula, to estimate PS-TV from US-TV, was derived using a linear model (Calculated-TV = [1.24 x 2D-US-TV]+ 3.66). Calculated-TV (mean value 33.4 +/- 18.3 mL) significantly (p < 0.01) increased from 21 (23%) to 31 (34%) of the cases that matched PS-TV. In addition, it significantly (p < 0.01) decreased from 77% to 27% the percentage of cases where PS-TV was underestimated as well as the range of the disagreement from 245% to 92%. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that 2D-US does not provide an accurate estimation of TV and suggests that it can be improved by a mathematical model different from the ellipsoid model. If confirmed in prospective studies, this may contribute to a more appropriate management of thyroid diseases.
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- Pierpaolo Trimboli
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
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Kollorz EK, Hahn DA, Linke R, Goecke TW, Hornegger J, Kuwert T. Quantification of thyroid volume using 3-D ultrasound imaging. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2008; 27:457-466. [PMID: 18390343 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2007.907328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ultrasound (US) is among the most popular diagnostic techniques today. It is non-invasive, fast, comparably cheap, and does not require ionizing radiation. US is commonly used to examine the size, and structure of the thyroid gland. In clinical routine, thyroid imaging is usually performed by means of 2-D US. Conventional approaches for measuring the volume of the thyroid gland or its nodules may therefore be inaccurate due to the lack of 3-D information. This work reports a semi-automatic segmentation approach for the classification, and analysis of the thyroid gland based on 3-D US data. The images are scanned in 3-D, pre-processed, and segmented. Several pre-processing methods, and an extension of a commonly used geodesic active contour level set formulation are discussed in detail. The results obtained by this approach are compared to manual interactive segmentations by a medical expert in five representative patients. Our work proposes a novel framework for the volumetric quantification of thyroid gland lobes, which may also be expanded to other parenchymatous organs.
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- E K Kollorz
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institut fur Informatik, Martensstrasse 3, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Nakajo M, Tsuchimochi S, Jinguji M, Tanabe H, Umanodan T, Nakabeppu Y. A possible method using baseline hormonal levels to prescribe the appropriate oral therapeutic radioiodine dosage for Graves' disease. Ann Nucl Med 2007; 21:471-6. [PMID: 17952556 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-007-0053-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Masayuki Nakajo
- Department of Radiology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, and Sagara Hospital, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan.
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Erbil Y, Barbaros U, Salmaslioglu A, Issever H, Tukenmez M, Adalet I, Bozbora A, Ozarmagan S, Tezelman S. Determination of remnant thyroid volume: comparison of ultrasonography, radioactive iodine uptake and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 2007; 122:615-22. [PMID: 17605833 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215107008997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractPurpose:We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonography, radioactive iodine uptake and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level in predicting the volume of remnant thyroid gland.Methods:Sixty-six thyroidectomy patients were divided into two groups according to their functional status, i.e. those operated upon for nontoxic multinodular goitre (group one) and those operated upon for hyperthyroidism (group two). Ultrasonography, radioactive iodine uptake and thyroid-stimulating hormone assay were performed in all patients during the first post-operative month. The two groups were subdivided according to the amount of remnant thyroid volume detected on ultrasonography: <2 ml, 2–5 ml and >5 ml.Results:The remnant thyroid volume was positively correlated with the radioactive iodine uptake (rs = 0.684, p = 0.0001). The increase in remnant thyroid tissue radioactive iodine uptake was significantly greater in the patients operated upon for hyperthyroidism compared with those operated upon for nontoxic multinodular goitre (p = 0.0001). There was a negative correlation between remnant thyroid volume and post-operative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level (rs = −0.865, p = 0.0001) and between remnant thyroid tissue radioactive iodine uptake and post-operative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level (rs = −0.682, p = 0.0001).Conclusion:Ultrasonography is a more accurate measure of remnant thyroid volume than radioactive iodine uptake in patients operated upon for hyperthyroidism, compared with those operated upon for nontoxic multinodular goitre.
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- Y Erbil
- Department of General Surgery, Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Turkey.
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Mahne A, El-Haddad G, Alavi A, Houseni M, Moonis G, Mong A, Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Torigian DA. Assessment of age-related morphological and functional changes of selected structures of the head and neck by computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography. Semin Nucl Med 2007; 37:88-102. [PMID: 17289457 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2006.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The head and neck is a complex anatomical region that can be evaluated using many imaging modalities. It is important to discern normal structures from ones that are affected by disease and to study how these structures change in their morphological and functional properties with aging. Therefore, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we retrospectively evaluated volumes of the parotid glands, submandibular glands, thyroid gland, tongue, soft palate, and lingual tonsils in 64 subjects ages 13 to 81 years. Volume, attenuation (HU), and metabolic activity (maximum SUV) of the parotid, submandibular, and thyroid glands were assessed retrospectively using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging in 35 subjects ages 10 to 76 years. Metabolic activity (maximum SUV) of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands; tongue; adenoids; and tonsils (lingual and palatine) were evaluated retrospectively using PET imaging in 15 subjects ages 6 to 20 years. Metabolic volumetric products of the parotid, submandibular, and thyroid gland were calculated and analyzed with increasing age in subjects who underwent PET/CT imaging. Structures that exhibited statistically significant changes (P < 0.05) with increasing age included the submandibular glands, thyroid gland, soft palate, and adenoids. The CT volume of the submandibular glands increased with age, and the attenuation decreased with age with statistical significance. The thyroid gland volume, as measured using MRI, showed a statistically significant decrease with aging. The volume of the soft palate and lingual tonsils, as measured by MRI, exhibited a statistically significant decrease in volume with aging. The maximum SUV of the adenoids demonstrated a statistically significant decrease with aging. In conclusion, CT, MRI, and PET may be used to quantitatively and qualitatively assess structures of the head and neck and are useful in the assessment of structural and functional changes of these structures with aging.
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- Anton Mahne
- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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Drost WT, Mattoon JS, Weisbrode SE. Use of helical computed tomography for measurement of thyroid glands in clinically normal cats. Am J Vet Res 2006; 67:467-71. [PMID: 16506909 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.3.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the dimensions and volume of thyroid tissue in clinically normal cats by use of computed tomography. ANIMALS 8 cats. PROCEDURE Helical computed tomography images (2-mm collimation) were acquired from the cranial aspect of the second cervical vertebra through the caudal aspect of the fourth cervical vertebra. Data were acquired before contrast medium administration (n = 7 cats) and immediately after contrast medium enhancement (1 cat). Length, width, and height measurements of each thyroid lobe were made by use of transverse, dorsal, and sagittal plane images. Thyroid lobe volume was estimated by use of 3 methods. RESULTS All thyroid lobes were histologically normal. Mean dimensions for a thyroid lobe were 16.5 x 2.00 x 4.31 mm (length x width x height) using only data from transverse images. Mean thyroid lobar volume was 113.75 mm(3) using the sum of areas method. Mean total volume of thyroid tissue was 215.25 mm(3) using the sum of areas method. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results may be useful for computed tomography evaluation of abnormal thyroid glands in cats, which warrants investigation.
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- Wm Tod Drost
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210, USA
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Schlögl S, Andermann P, Luster M, Reiners C, Lassmann M. A novel thyroid phantom for ultrasound volumetry: determination of intraobserver and interobserver variability. Thyroid 2006; 16:41-6. [PMID: 16487012 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A novel thyroid ultrasound phantom with tissue-equivalent characteristics was designed consisting of two lobes with three lesions each. One set of lesions is manufactured with a -5 dB echo difference to the surrounding tissue, the other with -10 dB. This phantom was used as a standardized measuring object for reproducibility of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound volumetry and for an interobserver and intraobserver variability study. For the variability study, nine experienced physicians scanned all specimen three times. Each time the volumes were calculated using the ellipsoid method. A three-dimensional ultrasound scan of each specimen was performed to evaluate all volumes by multiplanar volume approximation. The results of these volume data were compared to the known true volumes. The interobserver variability ranged from -13.4% to 11.9% (median, 0.7%); the intraobserver variability from -9.1% to 16.4% (median, 3.6%). The systematic error as calculated from the total mean of all specimens is 0.5% for the interobserver variability and 4.1% for the intraobserver variability. The phantom can be used for training purposes, to improve the skills of the examining physicians by simulating real thyroid morphology, to provide a standardized reference object for long-term quality control of conventional ultrasound scanners, and the determination of the accuracy and reproducibility of volumetry using three-dimensional ultrasound systems.
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- S Schlögl
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
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Miccoli P, Minuto MN, Orlandini C, Galleri D, Massi M, Berti P. Ultrasonography estimated thyroid volume: a prospective study about its reliability. Thyroid 2006; 16:37-9. [PMID: 16487011 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ultrasonography is supposed to provide a reliable preoperative estimate of thyroid volume. This prospective study compares the estimated thyroid volume (EV) to real volume (MV), obtained by measuring the excised gland after surgery. One hundred one patients undergoing total thyroidectomy were selected for the study. Indications for surgery were: multinodular goiter, diffuse toxic goiter (DTG), uninodular disease. In all cases, ultrasound was repeated 1 month after surgery to verify complete thyroid removal. EV was underestimated in 89 cases; it perfectly matched the MV in 5 and was overestimated in 7. Mean EV was 28.3 mL (range, 7-50) and mean MV 36.2 mL (range, 7-76); this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). Patients were then divided in groups according to EV (< or > than 25 mL) and thyroid morphology. Highly significant differences were found between all groups (p < 0.0001) except the DTG population, where the difference was less significant (p < 0.042). The study demonstrates that a correct preoperative measurement of the thyroid gland is not achievable because the volume estimated by ultrasound is largely underestimated in comparison to the real volume of the excised gland. Nevertheless ultrasound is more reliable in DTG than in other thyroid diseases. Increasing the number of cases may help to verify a new mathematical model.
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- Paolo Miccoli
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy.
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Hartoft-Nielsen ML, Rasmussen AK, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Buschard K, Bock T. Estimation of number of follicles, volume of colloid and inner follicular surface area in the thyroid gland of rats. J Anat 2005; 207:117-24. [PMID: 16050898 PMCID: PMC1571517 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00442.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Volume is an important variable in assessing the growth and involution of the thyroid gland. The functional unit in the thyroid is the follicle, which consists of thyrocytes surrounding colloid. The size of a follicle depends on the number of cells and the amount of colloid. These are interchangeable and vary according to biological activity. Direct measurements of these variables provide information on structures involved in thyroid hormone synthesis, storage and secretion, and also on changes at the morphological and functional levels. Stereological methods are developed to obtain information on three-dimensional structures from two-dimensional sections and to achieve information on an entire organ by examining a minor part of it. Full-grown male Sprague-Dawley rats were used to develop a set of methods relying on unbiased stereological principles to determine the number of follicles, the total volume of colloid and the inner follicular surface area in the thyroid gland. The total volume of colloid was positively correlated (P < 0.021) with the number of follicles and the inner follicular surface area (P < 0.002) but not to the mean volume of colloid in each follicle. Thus under physiological conditions an increase in the total volume of colloid is associated with an increased number of follicles with a constant size distribution rather than a larger volume of colloid in each follicle. This implies that under physiological conditions there is equilibrium in the size distribution of the volume of colloid in each follicle.
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- M L Hartoft-Nielsen
- Department of Medical Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark.
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Taeymans O, Duchateau L, Schreurs E, Kramer M, Daminet S, Saunders JH. INTRA- AND INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS OF THE THYROID GLAND IN HEALTHY BEAGLES. Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2005; 46:139-42. [PMID: 15869158 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2005.00027.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The repeatability of ultrasonographic measurements of the canine thyroid gland was evaluated. The variability of three different parameters (the maximal length, width, and height) within observer, between observer and between dogs was assessed based on three different measurements made by each of three observers infive healthy beagle dogs. From the three parameters, the volume of the gland was estimated using a formula of a rotation ellipse. The height and the volume had the lowest intra- and interobserver variability, while measurements of the length had the biggest intra- and interobserver variability. The mean values, with their 90% confidence interval were: height = 0.53cm [0.33-0.73], length = 2.45cm [2.04-2.85], width = 0.62cm [0.46- 0.78], volume = 0.38 cm3 [0.20-0.55].
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- Olivier Taeymans
- Department of Medical Imaging, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.
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Reiners C, Wegscheider K, Schicha H, Theissen P, Vaupel R, Wrbitzky R, Schumm-Draeger PM. Prevalence of thyroid disorders in the working population of Germany: ultrasonography screening in 96,278 unselected employees. Thyroid 2004; 14:926-32. [PMID: 15671771 DOI: 10.1089/thy.2004.14.926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Germany continues to be iodine deficient despite considerable improvement in the past years. To assess the current prevalence of diffuse and/or nodular thyroid disorders, a cross-sectional observational study in a nonrandom sample of the working population was carried out throughout Germany in 2001 and 2002. A total of 96,278 employees 18-65 years of age from 214 companies or other private or public institutions voluntarily underwent ultrasonographic examinations by 230 experienced investigators. To compare the prevalence of different abnormal findings in relation to age and gender, descriptive statistics and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used. Data from volunteers with previous thyroid treatment (13.0% of total sample) were not included in the analysis. Abnormal findings (goiter and/or nodules > 0.5 cm) were observed in 33.1% (men, 32.0%; women, 34.2%) of the examined patient population, an enlarged thyroid without nodules in 9.7% (men, 11.9%; women, 7.6%), nodules only without enlargement of the thyroid in 14.3% (men, 11.5%; women, 17.0%), and nodular goiter in 9.1% (men, 8.6%; women, 9.6%). Nodules (with or without goiter) between 0.5 and up to 1.0 cm were found in 10.0%, and nodules above 1.0 cm in 11.9% of the population. Rates of abnormal findings increased with age in both genders. Goiter was more common in men, nodules in women. In light of these findings, the prevalence of thyroid disorders in Germany continues to be high. Although the study may slightly overestimate the prevalence, about one third of the working population is affected and remains unaware of this condition. These results emphasize the importance of effective sonographic screening to detect early thyroid abnomalities in order to initiate preventive and therapeutic measures to prevent the onset or progression of disease and its sequels.
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Bellantone R, Lombardi CP, Raffaelli M, Traini E, De Crea C, Rossi ED, Fadda G. Management of cystic or predominantly cystic thyroid nodules: the role of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Thyroid 2004; 14:43-7. [PMID: 15009913 DOI: 10.1089/105072504322783830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB) permits direct sampling of the wall and/or the solid portion of CTNs, increasing the possibility of a representative sample. In this study we evaluated the role of UG-FNAB in CTNs management. METHODS Five-hundred-seventy-five UG-FNAB of CTNs were performed. Thyroidectomy was carried out in 119 of these cases. The medical records of these 119 patients were reviewed and form the basis of this report. RESULTS The nondiagnostic smear rate was 9.2%. Cytological diagnosis was benign nodule in 42 cases, predominantly follicular lesion in 50 cases, and suspicious or malignant lesion in 16 cases. The final pathology revealed a benign nodule in 98 cases (82.4%) and a carcinoma in 21 (17.6%). The overall accuracy of UG-FNAB was 88.0%. No significant differences were found in age, sex, lesion size, or echographic pattern (p = NS) comparing patients with benign CTNs to patients with malignant CTNs. CONCLUSION UG-FNAB has a low rate of nondiagnostic smears and a high overall accuracy in CTNs. All CTNs should undergo UG-FNAB to select patients for surgery, since the malignancy rate is not negligible and no clinical parameter can reliably predict it.
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- Rocco Bellantone
- Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Hegedüs L, Bonnema SJ, Bennedbaek FN. Management of simple nodular goiter: current status and future perspectives. Endocr Rev 2003; 24:102-32. [PMID: 12588812 DOI: 10.1210/er.2002-0016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 471] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The simple nodular goiter, the etiology of which is multifactorial, encompasses the spectrum from the incidental asymptomatic small solitary nodule to the large intrathoracic goiter, causing pressure symptoms as well as cosmetic complaints. Its management is still the cause of considerable controversy. The mainstay in the diagnostic evaluation is related to functional and morphological characterization with serum TSH and (some kind of) imaging. Because malignancy is just as common in patients with a multinodular goiter as patients with a solitary nodule, we support the increasing use of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (cytology). Most patients need no treatment after malignancy is ruled out. In case of cosmetic or pressure symptoms, the choice in multinodular goiter stands between surgery, which is still the first choice, and radioiodine if uptake is adequate. In addition to surgery, the solitary nodule, whether hot or cold, can be treated with percutaneous ethanol injection therapy. If hot, radioiodine is the therapy of choice. Randomized studies are scarce, and the side effects of nonsurgical therapy are coming into focus. Therefore, the use of the optimum option in the individual patient cannot at present be based on evidence. However, we are of the view that levothyroxine, although widely used, should no longer be recommended routinely for this condition. Within a few years, the introduction of recombinant human TSH and laser therapy may profoundly alter the nonsurgical treatment of simple nodular goiter.
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- Laszlo Hegedüs
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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