A comparative study on diagnostic differentials of T3 and T4 hormones for thyroid disorders.
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).
Mukhopadhyay
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Dept. of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College.
Das
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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*
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013974:Thyroxine