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==CT scan== | ==CT scan== | ||
*There are no [[CT scan]] findings associated with goiter | *There are no [[CT scan]] findings associated with goiter | ||
*Although [[CT scan]] gives an excellent anatomical detail of thyroid swelling but has no role as the first line of investigation | *Although [[CT scan]] gives an excellent anatomical detail of thyroid swelling but has no role as the first line of investigation<ref name="pmid27271508">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bin Saeedan M, Aljohani IM, Khushaim AO, Bukhari SQ, Elnaas ST |title=Thyroid computed tomography imaging: pictorial review of variable pathologies |journal=Insights Imaging |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=601–17 |year=2016 |pmid=27271508 |pmc=4956631 |doi=10.1007/s13244-016-0506-5 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid1996861">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cooper JC, Nakielny R, Talbot CH |title=The use of computed tomography in the evaluation of large multinodular goitres |journal=Ann R Coll Surg Engl |volume=73 |issue=1 |pages=32–5 |year=1991 |pmid=1996861 |pmc=2499357 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[CT scan]] also helps to assess recurrence and [[intrathoracic]] or retrosternal goiter | *[[CT scan]] also helps to assess recurrence and [[intrathoracic]] or retrosternal goiter | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Reddy Kothagadi M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with goiter.
CT scan
- There are no CT scan findings associated with goiter
- Although CT scan gives an excellent anatomical detail of thyroid swelling but has no role as the first line of investigation[1][2]
- CT scan also helps to assess recurrence and intrathoracic or retrosternal goiter
References
- ↑ Bin Saeedan M, Aljohani IM, Khushaim AO, Bukhari SQ, Elnaas ST (2016). "Thyroid computed tomography imaging: pictorial review of variable pathologies". Insights Imaging. 7 (4): 601–17. doi:10.1007/s13244-016-0506-5. PMC 4956631. PMID 27271508.
- ↑ Cooper JC, Nakielny R, Talbot CH (1991). "The use of computed tomography in the evaluation of large multinodular goitres". Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 73 (1): 32–5. PMC 2499357. PMID 1996861.