De Quervain's thyroiditis echocardiography or ultrasound

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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

There are no echocardiograms associated with de Quervain's thyroiditis. Ultrasound findings associated with de Quervain's thyroiditis are hypoechoic areas, glandular irregularities, and nonhomogeneous echo-texture.

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

There are no echocardiograms associated with de Quervain's thyroiditis.

Neck ultrasound for de Quervain's thyroiditis usually reveals:

• Hypoechoic areas
• Mild thyroid enlargement
• Nonhomogeneous echo-texture

De Quervain's thyroiditis ultrasound; Ill-defined irregular region of heterogeneous hypoechogenicity. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)

De Quervain's thyroiditis ultrasound; Ill-defined irregular region of heterogeneous hypoechogenicity. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)

De Quervain's thyroiditis ultrasound; No elevation of flow on colour doppler examination. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)