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The tonsil grades of the patients were recorded according to the Friedman tonsil grading. The tonsil size and volume were measured with transcervical USG. After tonsillectomy, the volumes of the tonsils were calculated by the displacement method. The correlation between the obtained data was evaluated. In all analyses, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05 was accepted as a statistical level of significance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty children and 35 adults were included in the study. In children, the mean actual volume\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD of 100 tonsils was measured as 3.5\u2009\u00b1\u20091.45 mL, and the USG volume was 3.67\u2009\u00b1\u20091.59 mL; a high correlation was found between both methods (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.842; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). In adults, the mean actual volume of 70 tonsils was measured as 5.15\u2009\u00b1\u20092.25 mL, and the USG volume was 5.71\u2009\u00b1\u20092.98 mL; a moderate correlation was found between the methods (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.589; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05). In children, a moderate correlation was found between the Friedman grading and the USG (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.532; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05), and actual (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.549; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05) tonsil volumes. In adults, a low correlation was found between the Friedman grading and the USG (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.363; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05) and actual (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.384; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.05) tonsil volumes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ultrasonography is a useful, accessible, and noninvasive imaging method for objective measurement of tonsil volume in adults and children.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jum.15129","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,9]],"date-time":"2019-09-09T06:35:00Z","timestamp":1568010900000},"page":"529-534","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Assessment of Tonsil Volume With Transcervical Ultrasonography in Both Children and 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