thyroid and parathyroid office based ultrasonography- review article

Ultrasonography of thyroid nodules: a pictorial review

UNLABELLED Thyroid nodules are a common occurrence in the general population, and these incidental thyroid nodules are often referred for ultrasound (US) evaluation. US provides a safe and fast method of examination. It is sensitive for the detection of thyroid nodules, and suspicious features can be used to guide further investigation/management decisions. However, given the financial burden o...

Paraoxonase role in dyslipidemia in thyroid disease (review article)

Introduction: Thyroid disease e.g. hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and subclinical hypothyroidism are among the most common endocrine disorders. Dyslipidemia is prevalent in thyroid diseases and lipid oxidation due to oxidative stress play an important role in the pathogenesis of thyroid diseases. Antioxidant enzymes such as paraxonase have a protective role in these patients and their activit...

Thyroid and parathyroid scintigraphy

Thyroid and Parathyroid

Goiters (from the Latin guttur, throat) have been known since 2700 b.c., long before the thyroid gland was recognized. The thyroid gland was first documented by the Italians of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci originally depicted the thyroid in his drawings as two separate glands on either side of the larynx. The term thyroid gland (Greek thyreoeides, shield-shaped) is attributed to Th...

Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

Demographics Diseases of the thyroid gland were demonstrated to occur in 3.7% of 4,819 school-aged children at initial examination in the United States; in a followup examination 20 years later, the prevalence had increased to 10.5%.1 About half of these are diffuse gland hypertrophy or simple goiter. Thyroiditis was the second most common abnormality, followed by thyroid nodules and functional...

Thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound.

Thyroid ultrasound is easy to perform due to the superficial location of the thyroid gland, but appropriate equipment is mandatory with a linear high frequency transducer (7.5 - 12) MHz. Some pathological aspects of the thyroid gland are easily diagnosed by ultrasound, like the enlargement of the thyroid volume (goiter) or the presence of nodules and cysts; while other aspects are more difficul...