Parshin V.S. - M.D., the Radiation Diagnosis Department, Medical Radiological Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Obninsk, Russia

Yamashita S., - M.D., Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Atomic Bomb Desease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan

Tsyb A. F. - M. D., Professor, Academician of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Director of Medical Radiological Research Center of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Obninsk, Russia

Ultrasound Diagnosis of Goiter. Fundamental and Clinical Atlas
This Atlas is prepared by Russian and Japanese specialists in radiation diagnosis of thyroid diseases on the base of 150 000 ultrasound examinations experience. The method used was the automated ultrasound transverse scanning of the thyroid gland (Алока SSD-520) with ultrasound images recording on magnetic media. This method allowed us to present in detail the ultrasound anatomy of the thyroid gland and its topographic relation to larynx, pharynx, tra-chea, esophagus and other muscles of the neck. Pixel analysis was used to define the acoustic density of thyroid tissue. Thyroid volume was calculated as a function of sex, age, weight, height and body surface area. Two-dimensional reconstruction of the thyroid gland was performed on the base of transverse tomography. A set of the goiter ultrasound features was defined: deformities in the thyroid gland, deviations in acoustic density of thyroid tis-sue, deformities in adjacent anatomical structures.
The Atlas contains 899 echograms, their color schematic representations and histograms. The Atlas is published both in Russian and English. The terms in Latin are used according to the International Nomenclature. The Atlas is made for specialists in radiation diagnosis, endocrinology, oncology, surgeons, and general practitioners.

Published by Nagasaki Association for Hibakushas Medical Care (NASHIM), Secretariat of the Cooperation Commit-tee, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medi-cine.
 
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