Bhardwaj Y, Singh B, Bhadoria P, Malhotra R, Tarafdar S, Bisht K. Computed tomography angiographic study of surgical anatomy of thyroid arteries: Clinical implications in neck dissection. World J Radiol 2023; 15(6): 182-190 [PMID: 37424736 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i6.182]
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Rashmi Malhotra, MS, Additional Professor, Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Veerbhadra Road, Rishikesh 249201, Uttarakhand, India. rashmi.ana@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in
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Anatomy & Morphology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Radiol. Jun 28, 2023; 15(6): 182-190 Published online Jun 28, 2023. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v15.i6.182
Table 1 Comparison between the origin of superior thyroid arteries on right and left side (n = 105), n (%)
Origin of superior thyroid artery
Category
Chi-squared test
Right
Left
Total
χ2
P value
Bifurcation of common carotid artery
7 (6.7)
23 (21.9)
30 (14.3)
10.756
0.005
Common carotid artery
8 (7.6)
10 (9.5)
18 (8.6)
External carotid artery
90 (85.7)
72 (68.6)
162 (77.1)
Total
105 (100.0)
105 (100.0)
210 (100.0)
Table 2 Comparison between the origin of inferior thyroid arteries on right and left side (n = 105), n (%)
Origin of inferior thyroid artery
Category
Fisher's exact test
Right
Left
Total
χ2
P value
Subclavian artery
1 (1.0)
6 (5.7)
7 (3.3)
3.696
0.119
Thyrocervical trunk
103 (98.1)
98 (93.3)
201 (95.7)
Vertebral artery
1 (1.0)
1 (1.0)
2 (1.0)
Total
105 (100.0)
105 (100.0)
210 (100.0)
Table 3 Association between gender and the origin of superior thyroid artery (n = 210), n (%)
Origin of STA
Gender
Chi-squared test
Male
Female
Total
χ2
P value
External carotid Artery
89 (79.5)
73 (74.5)
162 (77.1)
1.409
0.494
Bifurcation of CCA
13 (11.6)
17 (17.3)
30 (14.3)
CCA
10 (8.9)
8 (8.2)
18 (8.6)
Total
112 (100.0)
98 (100.0)
210 (100.0)
Table 4 Association between gender and the origin of inferior thyroid artery (n = 210), n (%)
Origin of ITA
Gender
Fisher’s exact test
Male
Female
Total
χ2
P value
Thyrocervical Trunk
107 (95.5)
94 (95.9)
201 (95.7)
2.059
0.545
SA
3 (2.7)
4 (4.1)
7 (3.3)
VA
2 (1.8)
0 (0.0)
2 (1.0)
Total
112 (100.0)
98 (100.0)
210 (100.0)
Citation: Bhardwaj Y, Singh B, Bhadoria P, Malhotra R, Tarafdar S, Bisht K. Computed tomography angiographic study of surgical anatomy of thyroid arteries: Clinical implications in neck dissection. World J Radiol 2023; 15(6): 182-190