The End-Diastolic Velocity of Thyroid Arteries Is Strongly Correlated with the Peak Systolic Velocity and Gland Volume in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis.
Danilo Bianchini HöflingSuemi MaruiCarlos Alberto BuchpiguelGiovanni Guido CerriMaria Cristina ChammasPublished in: Journal of thyroid research (2017)
The strong correlation of ITA-EDV with ITA-PSV, TVP, and volume suggests that increased vascularization in CAT may be associated with a reduction in thyroid blood flow resistance, possibly due to an angiogenesis-induced increase in the total vascular cross-sectional area of the parenchyma.