Goiter chest x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

Plain x-ray radiography findings of the neck suggestive of goiter may reveal tracheal deviation or compression and calcification within the goiter.

X Ray

• An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of goiter. Plain x-ray radiography findings of the neck suggestive of goiter may reveal the following:
  • Tracheal deviation or compression
  • Calcification within the goitre