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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Goiter, which is caused by an enlarged thyroid gland, can be present with other forms of hyperthyroidism, although Graves' disease is the most common cause. A large goiter is visible to the naked eye, but a smaller goiter may not be clinically detectable, though [[ultrasound]] can assist in detecting it. | |||
== Ultrasound == | == Ultrasound == | ||
Goiter, which is caused by an enlarged thyroid gland, can be present with other forms of hyperthyroidism, although Graves' disease is the most common cause. A large goiter is visible to the naked eye, but a smaller goiter may not be clinically detectable, though | Goiter, which is caused by an enlarged thyroid gland, can be present with other forms of hyperthyroidism, although Graves' disease is the most common cause. A large goiter is visible to the naked eye, but a smaller goiter may not be clinically detectable, though [[ultrasound]] can assist in detecting it. On US it appears as <ref name="pmid28451576">{{cite journal| author=Pishdad P, Pishdad GR, Tavanaa S, Pishdad R, Jalli R| title=Thyroid Ultrasonography in Differentiation between Graves' Disease and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. | journal=J Biomed Phys Eng | year= 2017 | volume= 7 | issue= 1 | pages= 21-26 | pmid=28451576 | doi= | pmc=5401130 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28451576 }}</ref>: | ||
* Diffusely enlarged hyper-vascular thyroid gland a patterns on echo called "thyroid inferno" | |||
* Hyper-echoic and enlarged | |||
* Nodularity is present only in case of complicated cases as co-existing viral infection or autoimmune thyroid disease. | |||
* Echo-texture is heterogeneous | |||
[[File:Thyroid inferno.jpg|center|700px|frame|USG with contrast showing thyroid mass.(Source: Case courtesy of Dr Erik Ranschaert, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/10867">rID: 10867</a> | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Goiter, which is caused by an enlarged thyroid gland, can be present with other forms of hyperthyroidism, although Graves' disease is the most common cause. A large goiter is visible to the naked eye, but a smaller goiter may not be clinically detectable, though ultrasound can assist in detecting it.
Ultrasound
Goiter, which is caused by an enlarged thyroid gland, can be present with other forms of hyperthyroidism, although Graves' disease is the most common cause. A large goiter is visible to the naked eye, but a smaller goiter may not be clinically detectable, though ultrasound can assist in detecting it. On US it appears as [1]:
- Diffusely enlarged hyper-vascular thyroid gland a patterns on echo called "thyroid inferno"
- Hyper-echoic and enlarged
- Nodularity is present only in case of complicated cases as co-existing viral infection or autoimmune thyroid disease.
- Echo-texture is heterogeneous
