Fig 1.
NC measurement and TMD measurement: NC measurement and TMD measurement.
Fig 2.
Mediastinal goiter and tracheal deviation at CXR: Asterisks: Mediastinal goiter shadow, arrow: Tracheal deviation.
Fig 3.
TREND flowchart.
Table 1.
Characteristics patients.
Table 2.
Multiple linear regression analysis to explain the relationship between DTI and variables considered.
Fig 4.
Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves with area under ROC curve (AUC) values (95% confidence intervals) for neck circumference (NC) measurement and the ratio of the NC to thyromental distance (NC/TMD).
Fig 5.
Values for sensitivity and specificity for neck circumference (NC) measurement with a 40-cm cut-off value and ratio of the NC to thyromental distance (NC/TMD) test with a cut-off value of 5.85.