Validation of established thyroid ultrasound volume norms in a Chernobyl cohort
In this iodine-deficient cohort of young Belarusians exposed to 131I by Chernobyl fallout, thyroid ultrasound volumes differed substantially from MOH norms and established WHO standards, prompting a revision of diffuse goiter definition using cohort-specific normative values.
Authors
- Tamara Yeudachkova
- Lydia B. Zablotska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0778-1108)
- Tamara Moskvicheva
- Kiyóhiko Mabuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8867-8777)
- Maureen Hatch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9209-1269)
- Elizabeth K. Cahoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8028-0588)
- Robert McConnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9565-9574)
- Vladimir Drozdovitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7952-379X)
- Mark P. Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0980-7567)
- Victor Minenko
- А. В. Рожко
- Patrick O’Kane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5038-934X)
- Vasilina Yauseyenk
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Belarusian State University (BY)
- Republican Research Center for Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology (BY)
- Thyroid Head and Neck Cancer Foundation (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Thyroid Journal
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1530/etj-25-0085
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36