Descripción del comportamiento del coeficiente de atenuación de la glándula tiroides en tomografía computarizada respecto a las pruebas de función tiroidea en pacientes asintomáticos que ingresaron a chequeo médico en La Cardio - Fundación Cardioinfantil entre los años 2019-2022
Thesis
Subclinical alterations in thyroid function (glandular hypofunction or hyperfunction), are associated with high or undetectable serum TSH levels, respectively, and due to the minimum clinical manifestations, they constitute a diagnostic challenge taking into account the potential risks of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The relationship between Computed Tomography density and thyroid gland function has not been fully studied. However, it is possible that these changes in the thyroid attenuation coefficients are related to the iodine levels concentrated in the thyroid gland and therefore to its degree of functionality. Currently, there is no robust evidence supporting this statement. The main objective of the present study is to describe the behavior of thyroid function according to the different attenuation values of the gland observed in the chest Computed Tomography of asymptomatic patients who attended a medical check-up at La Cardio - Fundación Cardioinfantil between 2019 and 2022.
