The Value of Ultrasound Elastography in Diffuse Thyroid Disease among a Sample of Iraqi Population

Abstract
 Background: Early detection of many thyroid disorders is essential in the management. Ultrasound elastography beneficial assessment diffuse diseases. 
 Aim study: To assess role ultrasound strain diagnosis non nodular disease comparison to healthy controls and characterization differentiation types diseases.
 Patients methods: It a prospective analytic study performed Radiology Department Oncology Teaching Hospital/Medical city Complex Baghdad during period from 1st December 2019 30th June, 2020 on convenient sample 25 patients with disease, addition control persons. The diseases was made by combination clinical symptoms, laboratory investigations ultrasound.
 Results: mean ratio (1.36) significantly higher than (0.82) for persons (p<0.001). acceptable cutoff 0.89 validity results (80% sensitivity, 70% specificity 75% accuracy). Hashimotos thyroiditis Graves (p=0.002).
 Conclusions: useful disease. value helpful between different especially Graves's