Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Fetal Thymic‐Thoracic Ratio in Pregnant Women With Asthma
The fetal thymus has been found to be affected in patients with asthma. The TTR is lower in patients who have asthma attacks during pregnancy and in patients taking medication for treatment, which may be related to chronic inflammatory process as well as to the use of exogenous steroids.
Authors
- Bergen Laleli Koç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-7489)
- Dilek Şahın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-9048)
- Özgür Kara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4204-0014)
- Ayşegül Atalay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-9248)
- Zahid Ağaoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-1075)
- Atakan Tanaçan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8209-8248)
- Betül Akgün Aktaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-011X)
- Burcu Bozkurt Özdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6644-3890)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Ultrasound
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.23939
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00