Mean peak systolic velocity of superior thyroid artery for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis: a diagnostic meta-analysis.

Xiaojuan PengShenglan WuCaiqun BieHuijun TangZhe XiongShao-Hui Tang

Published in: BMC endocrine disorders (2019)

STA-PSV by ultrasonography is a useful diagnostic method in differentiating GD from DT. More studies from other countries are needed to further evaluate the accuracy of STA-PSV for the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis.

Keyphrases

systematic review
case control
contrast enhanced
blood pressure
heart failure
magnetic resonance imaging
left ventricular
blood flow
randomized controlled trial