Observing pretibial myxedema in patients with Graves' disease using digital infrared thermal imaging and high-resolution ultrasonography: For better records, early detection, and further investigation

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 605-611

  Shih, Shyang Rong ^a,b,c   Lin, Mao Shin ^b,c   Li, Hung Yuan ^b,c   Yang, Hsin Yi ^b   Hsiao, Yung Lien ^b   Chang, Met Ting ^b   Chen, Chung Ming ^a   Chang, Tien Chun ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYXEDEMA; PRETIBIAL MYXEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ADULT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; LEG EDEMA; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXEDEMA;

THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

EID: 79953166453     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-10-1095     Document Type: Article

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