Can Cardiothymic Thoracic Ratio be a Marker of Mortality in Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Introduction: Thymic size is measured as Cardiothymic: Thoracic ratio (CT/T ratio) in chest X-ray. In a state of stress, the thymus tissue rapidly involutes, owing principally to the thymocytolytic effect of glucocorticosteroids. Different pre and postnatal factors affect thymic size in neonates...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.ijnmr.net/articles/PDF/2301/48393_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(SY_SHU)_PFA(SY_KM)_PN(KM).pdf |