Sonographic measurement of thymic size in healthy neonates

Hans Carl Hasselbalch, D. L. Jeppesen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Ida Maria Lisse, Michael Bachmann Nielsen

Acta Radiologica · 1997 · 38 citations · 5 references

Abstract

The size of the thymus in healthy neonates as measured by sonography is significantly correlated to the weight of the infant. For a given weight of an infant it is possible to predict the normal range of thymic size.

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