TY - JOUR
T1 - Pitfalls in the follow-up of cervical and mediastinal goitres
T2 - Role of CT imaging
AU - Cohen, O.
AU - Herskovitz, P.
AU - Shindell, B.
AU - Leiba, S.
AU - Hadar, H.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Four patients with cervical and mediastinal goitres were described. Routine investigation in these patients, including chest X-rays, oesophageal and tracheal X-rays and scintigraphy of the thyroid gland, failed to show significant changes over the years, or underestimated the true extent of the goitres. Three of the goitres caused severe mediastinal compression, evident only on computed tomography (CT) imaging, and requiring urgent surgery. The pros and cons of different diagnostic modalities for imaging cervical and mediastinal goitres are discussed, stressing the importance of CT imaging as exemplified in the cases presented.
AB - Four patients with cervical and mediastinal goitres were described. Routine investigation in these patients, including chest X-rays, oesophageal and tracheal X-rays and scintigraphy of the thyroid gland, failed to show significant changes over the years, or underestimated the true extent of the goitres. Three of the goitres caused severe mediastinal compression, evident only on computed tomography (CT) imaging, and requiring urgent surgery. The pros and cons of different diagnostic modalities for imaging cervical and mediastinal goitres are discussed, stressing the importance of CT imaging as exemplified in the cases presented.
KW - Computer assisted
KW - Image processing
KW - Mediastinum
KW - Thyroid gland
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022215100118651
DO - 10.1017/S0022215100118651
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C2 - 1541898
AN - SCOPUS:0026604878
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 106
SP - 65
EP - 70
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 1
ER -