Thyroid Doppler indices in patients with sickle cell disease
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Tarih
2013
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Elsevier Science Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective: To evaluate the intrathyroidal hemodynamic changes and thyroidal volume in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. Methods: Thirty-two patients with homozygous SCD and 32 control subjects were examined with color Doppler ultrasonography. None of the patients and control subjects had clinical or laboratory evidence of thyroid disease. Results: SCD patients had significantly higher resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) values and lower thyroid volume compared with control group. Conclusion: Increased intrathyroidal RI and PI and decreased thyroid volume may be due to impaired thyroidal microcirculation. Further and follow-up studies are needed to explain the relationship between Doppler parameters and thyroid functions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Thyroid, Doppler ultrasonography, Sickle cell disease, Resistance index, Pulsatility index
Kaynak
Clinical Imaging
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
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37
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5
