Open AccessSonographic Decreased Echogenicity of Thyroid Parenchyma in Asymptomatic Population: Correlation with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Autoimmune Activity
Author(s) -
Ji Yeon Park,
Noh Hyuck Park,
Chan Sub Park,
Ji Ye Lee,
Kyung Ah Chun,
Seong Yoon Yi,
Hee Jin Park
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the korean society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2288-2928
pISSN - 1738-2637
DOI - 10.3348/jksr.2016.75.3.177
Subject(s) - medicine , echogenicity , thyroid , asymptomatic , thyroiditis , thyroid function , pathology , parenchyma , population , graves' disease , thyroid function tests , autoimmune thyroiditis , ultrasonography , radiology , environmental health
Ultrasonography is an established method for evaluation of tissue echogenicity in cases of suspected thyroid diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or Graves’ disease and an effective tool for detection of focal lesions (1-4). On ultrasound (US), decreased echogenicity of thyroid parenchyma is commonly detected; in fact, it has been reported in cases of autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or Graves’ disease (2, 5-7). Many studies have correlated sonographic echogenicity of thyroid in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis or Graves’s disease with thyroid function test results and thyroid autoimSonographic Decreased Echogenicity of Thyroid Parenchyma in Asymptomatic Population: Correlation with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Autoimmune Activity :
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