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R Gutekunst

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PubMed1983

[Critique of goiter epidemiology. I. Goiter size].

Comparison of three methods for demonstration of thyroid enlargement in 92 patients showed that the sensitivity of sonographic volumetrics (93%) and palpation (91%) is superior to radiography (45%). Sonography has the disadvantage of lack of quantitative demonstration of retrosternal goitre. Palpation and chest radiograph had the disadvantage of a frequency of false positive findings in 8.7 and 10.9%.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

[Critique of goiter epidemiology. II. Age dependence].

Chest radiographs (n = 2000) of the public health office of Eutin were evaluated for the frequency of goitre in northern West-Germany. Up to the 40th year of age the frequency was 5%. Thereafter the prevalence of goitre-suspect radiographs gradually rose to 25% and to 50% after the 65th year of life. The radiographic method indicates that endemic goitre exists in Schleswig-Holstein as was to be expected due to formerly demonstrated alimentary iodine deficiency.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1975

[Diagnosis and control of therapy of thyroid disorders by TRH-test (author's transl)].

TSH-measurement before and after stimulation with TRH proved to be of good value in the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunctions, better than other parameters including J-131-test. During treatment of hypothyroid disorder TRH-test, often repeatable, allows estimation of T4 substitution dosis. In Graves disease therapy, furthermore, should be judged by in-vitro or clinical parameters.

Aged↗
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[Comparison of the data of palpation and ultrasonic examination in assessing the dimensions of the thyroid gland].

Comparison of the thyroid-sizes estimated by palpation and ultrasonic scanning in 282 women and 178 men has shown that if the thyroid is small (from 0 to 2nd degree, according to O. V. Nikolayev's classification), its size cannot be estimated by palpation and this method fails to assess the endemic goiter in epidemiologic surveys. Correlation between the thyroid size estimated by palpation and its ultrasonically assessed volume has made up 0.346 (p < 0.001) in women and 0.193 (p < 0.01) in men. Ultrasonic assessment of the thyroid volume appears useful both for clinical and epidemiologic studies.

Female↗