Timing of thyroid ultrasonography in the etiological investigation of congenital hypothyroidism
ABSTRACT Objectives To describe the findings of thyroid ultrasonography (T-US), its contribution to diagnose congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and the best time to perform it. Subjects and methods Forty-four patients with CH were invited to undergo T-US and 41 accepted. Age ranged from 2 months to...
Main Authors: | Maria de Fátima Borges, Nathalie de Almeida Sedassari, Anelise de Almeida Sedassari, Luis Ronan Marquez Ferreira de Souza, Beatriz Pires Ferreira, Beatriz Hallal Jorge Lara, Heloísa Marcelina Cunha Palhares |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
2017-02-01
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Series: | Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000500432&lng=en&tlng=en |
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