[Ultrasonic and scintigraphic changes of the euthyroid goiter in the course of drug therapy. I].
We studied the ultrasonographic and scintigraphic changes of thyroid gland of 81 goitreous patients before and after treatment with exsiccated thyroid. About 57.8% of goitres showed a reduction of size, while no change was observed in 30% of patients; a further growth of the gland was seen in 13% of patients in spite of therapy. A difference between ultrasonography and scintigraphy in evaluating after-treatment follow-up was also noted, and a different response of nodules and diffuse hyperplasia to treatment assessed.
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D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013962:Thyroid (USP) / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D013962:Thyroid (USP); D013963:Thyroid Hormones
Modificazioni ultrasonografiche e scintigrafiche del gozzo eutiroideo in corso di trattamento farmacologico. Nota I.