Olbricht T, Schmitka T, Mellinghoff U, Benker G, Reinwein D
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1983 Sep 9;108(36):1355-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1069749.
Echography of the thyroid was performed on 542 persons with thyroid glands normal to palpation. Thyroid volume in men ranged between 9 and 38 ml, in females between 6 and 25 ml; median 16.7 ml and 13.5 ml, respectively. This sex difference is significant. There was only a weakly positive correlation between thyroid size, on one hand, and age or surface area, on the other. In future, thyroid echography should be used as reliable and yet simple method in any epidemiological study of the incidence of goitre.
对542名甲状腺触诊正常的人进行了甲状腺超声检查。男性甲状腺体积在9至38毫升之间，女性在6至25毫升之间；中位数分别为16.7毫升和13.5毫升。这种性别差异具有显著性。一方面，甲状腺大小与年龄或体表面积之间仅存在弱正相关。今后，在任何关于甲状腺肿发病率的流行病学研究中，甲状腺超声检查都应作为一种可靠且简便的方法来使用。
