Waller D E, Gutekunst R, Brossmann D, Scriba P C
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1983 Jul 1;108(26):1014-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1069685.
Comparison of three methods for demonstration of thyroid enlargement in 92 patients showed that the sensitivity of sonographic volumetrics (93%) and palpation (91%) is superior to radiography (45%). Sonography has the disadvantage of lack of quantitative demonstration of retrosternal goitre. Palpation and chest radiograph had the disadvantage of a frequency of false positive findings in 8.7 and 10.9%.
对92例患者采用三种方法显示甲状腺肿大的比较表明，超声容积测量法（93%）和触诊法（91%）的敏感性优于放射照相法（45%）。超声检查的缺点是无法对胸骨后甲状腺肿进行定量显示。触诊和胸部X线检查的缺点是假阳性结果的发生率分别为8.7%和10.9%。
