The thymic size in children: a preliminary sonographic study

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• 作者：Hasselbalch ; Helle ; Bachmann Nielsen ; Michael ; Fog Pedersen ; Jan
• 关键词：Thymus size ; Ultrasonography ; Mediastinum ; Healthy infants
• 刊名：European Journal of Ultrasound
• 出版年：1997
• 出版时间：October, 1997
• 年：1997
• 卷：6
• 期：2
• 页码：117-119
• 全文大小：173 K

文摘

It is usually believed that the size of the thymus increases up to the age of one year and perhaps it increases even until puberty. We performed a sonographic assessment of the thymic volume in nine healthy term infant 3–7 times within the first one-and-a half years of life. We found that the thymic size increased only during the first 6 months of life and then it decreased. Two children were atypical in that the size of the thymus increased again after 6 months of age. We suspect that the thymic size may be affected by infections and feeding modes and ongoing larger sonographic studies will hopefully reveal this.