Ho Sin Yee, Stella. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-105). / Background --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Thyrotoxicosis --- p.3 / Graves' Disease --- p.5 / Laboratory Assessment of the Mothers --- p.7 / Placental Transfer --- p.10 / Effects of Maternal Thyroid and Antithyroid Agents on the Fetus --- p.13 / Diagnostic and Screening Tests for Fetal Thyroid Dysfunction --- p.19 / Fetal Treatment --- p.21 / Aims and Objectives of the Research --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Subjects and Methods / Patients' Profile --- p.26 / Categorization of the Thyrotoxic Population --- p.28 / Intraobserver Error --- p.30 / Pilot Study --- p.31 / Equipment --- p.31 / Measurements --- p.32 / Growth Charts employed --- p.32 / Imaging Technique --- p.33 / Calculations --- p.39 / Gestational Age of the Fetus --- p.41 / Analytical Methods --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results / Intraobserver Error --- p.45 / Pilot Study --- p.45 / Maternal Thyroid Status (Thyrotoxic Population) --- p.48 / Fetal Thyroid Volume --- p.49 / Rate of Fetal Thyroid Growth --- p.59 / Fetal Thyroid Volume to Estimated Fetal Weight Ratios (V/W) --- p.60 / Birthweight of the Infants --- p.63 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion / Methodology --- p.64 / Findings and Observations --- p.71 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusions --- p.92 / References --- p.94 / Appendix I --- p.106
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322026 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Contributors | Ho, Sin Yee Stella., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Surgical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 106 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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