Size of the Tonsil on Ultrasound in Children Without Tonsil-Associated Symptoms

This study was performed to establish the reference for tonsil size in children, including neonates, without tonsil-associated symptoms, in relation to anthropometric indices (sex/age/height/weight/body mass index). We evaluated the size of both tonsils in 362 children by ultrasonography. Tonsil size was calculated as 0.523abc (a, transverse diameter on the transverse image; b, longitudinal diameter on the transverse image; c, longitudinal diameter on the longitudinal image) and compared between each age year using the Wilcoxon signed rank sum test with Bonferroni correction. We evaluated the relationships between tonsil size and anthropometric indices. Among these children, tonsil size was significantly increased by the age of 3 years (0–1 vs 1–2 [volume (right) = 210.15 ± 205.27 vs 737.83 ± 335.72 mm3, P (right)
Source: Ultrasound Quarterly - Category: Radiology Tags: Original Research Source Type: research