Local Reference Ranges of Thyroid Volume in Sudanese Normal Subjects Using Ultrasound

الملخص EN

This study aimed to establish a local reference of thyroid volume in Sudanese normal subjects using ultrasound.

A total of 103 healthy subjects were studied, 28 (27.18%) females and 75 (72.82%) males.

Thyroid volume was estimated using ellipsoid formula.

The mean age and range of the subjects was 21.8 (19–29) years; the mean body mass index (BMI) was 22.3 (16.46–26.07) kg/m2.

The overall mean volume ± SD volume of the thyroid gland for both lobes in all the patients studied was 6.44 ± 2.44 mL.

The mean volume for both lobes in females and males were 5.78 ± 1.96 mL and 6.69 ± 2.56 mL, respectively.

The males' thyroid volume was greater than the females'.

The mean volume of the right and left lobes of the thyroid gland in males and females were 3.38 ± 1.37 mL and 3.09 ± 1.24 mL, respectively.

The right thyroid lobe volume was greater than the left.

The values obtained in this study were lower than those reported from previous studies.