BACKGROUND Iodine deficiency and endemic goiter have been reported in the past in The Netherlands, especially in the southeast. OBJECTIVE To evaluate iodine intake and thyroid size in Dutch schoolchildren, contrasting those living in a formerly iodine-deficient region in the east (Doetinchem) with those living in an iodine-sufficient region in the west (Amsterdam area). DESIGN Cross-section...

We characterized the scintigraphic and sonographic appearance of the thyroid gland in clinically normal horses to establish the value of these modalities for assessment of the thyroid gland in this species. Horses were divided into two age groups. One group consisted of eight horses between 3 and 10 years of age and the other of seven horses between 11 and 20 years of age. Total T4 concentratio...

CONTEXT Nodular goiter is common worldwide, but there is still debate over the medical treatment. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was the measurement of the effect of a treatment with (nonsuppressive) T(4), iodine, or a combination of both compared with placebo on volume of thyroid nodules and thyroid. DESIGN This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial in patients with nodul...

INTRODUCTION Radioactive iodine ((131)I) is widely prescribed for treatment of Graves' disease. A dose of 370 to 555 MBq (10 to 15 mCi) is usually enough, but reports of improved remission rates with single doses up to 20-30 mCi, and 38.5 mCi at most, exist. CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old male patient was evaluated in September 2005, with symptoms of thyrotoxicosis for 2 years. He presented ...

Introduction: Stereotactic Gamma Knife radiosurgery has been widely used for treating brain tumors. The scattered radiation outside of treatment field (peripheral dose) can induce the secondary cancer to specific organ. This paper investigated the absorbed dose to eyes, thyroid, heart, lung, breast and colon using a Monte Carlo technique for Mird phantom. We also study the ef...

BACKGROUND A thyroidectomy can be performed via a cervical incision in most patients with retrosternal goiter. AIMS To investigate the correlation between the volume of the mediastinal portion of the thyroid gland and the need for an extra-cervical approach for retrosternal goiter. STUDY DESIGN Diagnostic accuracy study. METHODS The measurement of craniocaudal length and the volume of the...

OBJECTIVE To establish reference ranges for thyroid length, breadth, depth, and volume in healthy term Scottish infants. DESIGN Prospective observational study of 100 (49 male) neonates. Length, breadth, and depth were measured, and the volume of each lobe was calculated using the formula for a prolate ellipsoid (volume = length x breadth x depth x pi/6). RESULTS All measurements showed gau...

The name of Dr. G. R. Murray, of Newcastle, is forever associated with the thyroid treatment, one of the most remarkable of the new methods of treatment of the century just closed. It is, therefore, peculiarly fitting that a book devoted to the treatment of diseases of the thyroid gland should be written by Dr. Murray. iV-Luch that is in the present volume was written h>r the Goulstonian Lectur...

OBJECTIVE Iodine deficiency is defined by the goiter and the urinary iodine concentration. However, a lack of local thyroid volume reference data resulted in the vague definition of goiter, especially in school-aged children. The aim of this paper was to determine the thyroid volumes by ultrasonography in schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years living in Cagayan areas in Philippine. METHODS Cross-s...