Ultrasonographic Measurement of Thickness of the Thyrohyoid Muscle: A Pilot Study.
Ji Hwan CheonDu Hyeon NamHoward KimDong Youl LeeYoun Kyung ChoEun Young KangSung Hoon LeePublished in: Annals of rehabilitation medicine (2016)
The average thickness of the left and right thyrohyoid muscles was 3.20±0.54 mm in male subjects and 2.34±0.37 mm in female subjects. The thickness of the thyrohyoid muscle was positively correlated with height, weight, and BMI, and the thyrohyoid muscle was thicker in male subjects than in female subjects and the right side muscle was thicker than the left side muscle.