Clinical studies on thyroid CT number in @entity2743 and destructive XXXX .

@entity1 @entity3937 @entity2743 @entity1378 @entity3936
The purpose of the present study was to investigate by a computed tomography (CT) the Hounsfield unit (H.U.) of the thyroid in @entity1378 and euthyroid @entity2743 and destructive @entity2743 . The mean thyroid CT number in 95 controls was 122 +/- 18 H.U. (+/- SD) and did not change significantly with advancing age. The mean thyroid CT number (+/- SD) of 85 +/- 22 H.U. in 60 @entity1 with @entity2743 was significantly (P < 0.001) lower than either in normal controls or 116 +/- 22 H.U. in 11 @entity1 with euthyroid @entity2743 (P < 0.001). Comparison of thyroid hormones and TSH receptor Ab values of untreated @entity1 with a normal and an abnormally low thyroid CT number showed that serum total and free T3 were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the latter group than in the former group. With respect to the effect of @entity3937 ( @entity3936 ) on the thyroid CT number, in the untreated 10 @entity1 with a low thyroid CT number, the initial mean CT number was 65 +/- 11 H.U. and increased significantly (P < 0.05) to 76 +/- 14 H.U. after treatment with @entity3936 . In contrast, in 6 @entity1 with a normal thyroid CT number prior to therapy, the initial mean thyroid CT number was 102 +/- 11 H.U. and fell significantly (P < 0.05) to 84 +/- 16 H.U. after treatment with @entity3936 .(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
