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| Analysis of correlation between ultrasound characteristics of subacute thyroiditis and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome |
| Hits 2236 Download times 1992 Received:March 01, 2012 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2012.03.08 |
| Key Words
subacute thyroiditis;syndrome differentiation;ultrasonography appearance |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | WANG Jing-cai | Department of Ultrasonography, Guangdong Province Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou 510105, China | | SHEN Qiang | Department of Ultrasonography, Guangdong Province Hospital of TCM, Guangzhou 510105, China |
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| Abstract
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| [Objective] To explore the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) type and ultrasonic appearance in subacute thyroiditis.[Methods] The 60 cases with clinically diagnosed subacute thyroiditis were typing according to TCM syndrome.All the patients were underwent two-dimensional,color Doppler and pulsed Doppler examination.[Results] Through ultrasound examination,it was found that the sonograms of three types of TCM had their own characteristics respectively and each type of TCM and the stage in appearance of their the ultrasound had some certain correlation.[Conclusion] The ultrasonography of patients with subacute thyroiditis can provide an objective basis for TCM diagnosis and treatment. |
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