title: A comparative study on diagnostic differentials of T3 and T4 hormones for thyroid disorders.
abstract: Results of Thyroid function tests of 671 individuals have been studied. The analysis shows that T3 and T4 hormone tests are not efficacious as compared to TSH test (p < 0.001) and in diagnosing Hypothyroid cases T3 and T4 lead to almost same results while in detecting Hyperthyroid cases T3 is superior to T4 (p < 0.01).
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood*; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine