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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Ultrasound findings associated with de Quervain's thyroiditis are hypoechoic areas, glandular irregularities, and nonhomogeneous echo texture.
Echocardiography or Ultrasound
Neck Ultrasound for de Quervain's thyroiditis usually reveals:[1]
- Hypoechoic areas
- Mild thyroid enlargement
- Nonhomogeneous echo texture
[[Image:Subacute-de-quervains-thyroiditis.jpg|center|thumb|250px|De Quervain's thyroiditis ultrosound (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)
References
- ↑ Fatourechi V, Aniszewski JP, Fatourechi GZ, Atkinson EJ, Jacobsen SJ (2003). "Clinical features and outcome of subacute thyroiditis in an incidence cohort: Olmsted County, Minnesota, study". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88 (5): 2100–5. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021799. PMID 12727961.