临床诊断甲状腺肿是通过望诊和触诊来确定增大的甲状腺,这种诊断方法受检查时的环境,被查者颈部肿块和检查者的经验的影响。从过去这方面的研究表明:临床检查只是不准确的估计甲状腺大小。现在活体甲状腺体积能准确地通过超声波测定,但不能表明胸骨后甲状腺存在的范围。看来,用超 Clinical diagnosis of goiter is through the diagnosis and palpation to determine the increase of the thyroid gland, this diagnostic method by the inspection of the environment, the affected person’s neck mass and the experience of the examiner. Research from the past in this area shows that: clinical examination is not accurate estimates of thyroid size. The volume of living thyroid gland can now be accurately measured by ultrasound but does not indicate the extent of the posterior thyroid gland. It seems, with super