Items tagged “thyroid”
86 results found
Case
Incidental "hot" thyroid nodule
Published
02 Feb 2015
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Annotated image
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Thyroid goiter
Published
18 Feb 2015
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CT
X-ray
Article
Assessment of thyroid lesions (ultrasound)
Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality for assessment of thyroid nodules found on clinical examination or incidentally on another imaging modality. This article is an overview of ultrasonographic features of thyroid nodules, which are used to determine the need for biopsy with fine needle...
Article
Postoperative assessment after thyroid cancer surgery
Postoperative assessment after thyroid cancer surgery is performed in the surgical bed and regional lymph nodes, looking for possible recurrence of disease.
Radiographic features
Ultrasound
usually performed in first 6-12 months, and then as needed by the patient's risk factors 1
suspicious ...
Article
Ultrasound-guided FNA of the thyroid
Ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) of the thyroid refers to a minimally invasive procedure where in which tissue samples are collected from a thyroid nodule or other suspicious thyroid lesion. It is usually done on an outpatient basis and generally complications are very minimal.
Pr...
Case
Hashimoto thyroiditis - pseudonodular pattern
Published
08 Feb 2016
79% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Graves disease - goiter and thyroid eye disease
Published
25 Feb 2016
95% complete
Pathology
Ultrasound
CT
Nuclear medicine
Article
ATA guidelines for assessment of thyroid nodules
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines for assessment of thyroid nodules are meant to improve inter- and intra-reader consistency during assessment of thyroid nodules on ultrasound, and to facilitate communication with referring endocrinologists.
The 2015 guidelines stress the import...
Article
McGill thyroid nodule score
The McGill thyroid nodule score (MTNS) is a scoring system developed to estimate the risk of malignancy of thyroid nodules 1.
Scoring system
The MTNS is based on 22 parameters:
eight clinical or laboratory parameters
gender (male): 1 point
age (>45 years old): 1 point
palpable nodule (pres...
Article
BTA ultrasound "U" classification of thyroid nodules
The ultrasound "U" classification of thyroid nodules has been developed by the British Thyroid Association (BTA) as part of their 2014 guidelines on the management of thyroid cancer 1.
It allows for the stratification of thyroid nodules as benign, suspicious or malignant based on ultrasound app...
Article
ACR Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS)
ACR TI-RADS is a reporting system for thyroid nodules on ultrasound proposed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) 1.
This uses a standardized scoring system for reports providing users with recommendations for when to use fine needle aspiration (FNA) or ultrasound follow-up of suspicious ...
Case
Parathyroid gland (illustrations)
Published
16 May 2017
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Diagram
Case
Infected 4th branchial cleft cyst
Published
11 Aug 2017
68% complete
CT
Case
Infected 4th branchial cleft cyst
Published
19 Sep 2017
68% complete
CT
Article
Thyroseq
Thyroseq® is an expanded gene classifier test designed for further evaluation of indeterminate thyroid nodules on fine needle aspiration (FNA). In particular, it is designed to further evaluate nodules that show atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (...
Case
Thyroid-associated orbitopathy
Published
08 Dec 2017
77% complete
CT
Article
Hypothyroidism
The clinical syndrome of hypothyroidism is marked by inadequate thyroid hormone production, resulting in a decreased rate of cellular metabolism. It may be primary, in which the dysfunction pertains to the thyroid gland itself, or secondary, due to hypothalamic or pituitary dysfunction 1.
Epide...
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Thyroid bed hematoma
Published
10 Sep 2019
95% complete
CT
Case
Graves disease (gross pathology)
Published
20 May 2020
75% complete
Pathology
Case
Graves disease (histology)
Published
20 May 2020
66% complete
Pathology
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