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Non-contrast [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be used in [[Hashimoto's thyroiditis]] to assess the [[Tracheal compression|tracheal or esophageal compression]]. | Non-contrast [[Computed tomography|CT]] may be used in [[Hashimoto's thyroiditis]] to assess the [[Tracheal compression|tracheal or esophageal compression]]. | ||
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[[CT]] may be used to assess the evaluate the [[Tracheal compression|tracheal or esophageal compression]]. Contrast enhanced CT images are sharper but they can induce [[thyrotoxicosis]] so non-contrast CT is preferred in thyroid abnormalities.<ref name="pmid10430821">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kaplan MM |title=Clinical perspectives in the diagnosis of thyroid disease |journal=Clin. Chem. |volume=45 |issue=8 Pt 2 |pages=1377–83 |year=1999 |pmid=10430821 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | [[CT]] may be used to assess the evaluate the [[Tracheal compression|tracheal or esophageal compression]]. Contrast enhanced [[CT-scans|CT]] images are sharper but they can induce [[thyrotoxicosis]] so non-contrast [[CT]] is preferred in [[thyroid]] abnormalities.<ref name="pmid10430821">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kaplan MM |title=Clinical perspectives in the diagnosis of thyroid disease |journal=Clin. Chem. |volume=45 |issue=8 Pt 2 |pages=1377–83 |year=1999 |pmid=10430821 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Non-contrast CT may be used in Hashimoto's thyroiditis to assess the tracheal or esophageal compression.
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CT may be used to assess the evaluate the tracheal or esophageal compression. Contrast enhanced CT images are sharper but they can induce thyrotoxicosis so non-contrast CT is preferred in thyroid abnormalities.[1]