Thyroid dimensions of Korean adults on routine neck computed tomography and its relationship to age, sex, and body size

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-32

  Lee, Dong Hee ^a   Cho, Kwang Jae ^a   Sun, Dong Il ^a   Hwang, Sung Jae ^a   Kim, Dong Kee ^a   Kim, Min Sik ^a   Cho, Seung Ho ^a  

^a Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Neck; Thyroid gland; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; TRACHEA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SEX FACTORS; THYROID GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA;

EID: 33644591567     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-005-0042-3     Document Type: Review

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