Premium
Sonography of the pediatric thyroid: A pictorial essay
Author(s) -
Chang YunWoo,
Hong Hyun Sook,
Choi Deuk Lin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20555
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroglossal duct , thyroid , congenital hypothyroidism , thyroiditis , goiter , radiology , pathology
The purpose of this article is to review the various pediatric thyroid diseases using sonographic images. These diseases included congenital hypothyroidism (dysgenesis [aplasia; ectopy; hypoplasia], dyshormonogenesis, transient hypothyroidism), thyroglossal duct cyst, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, suppurative thyroiditis, nodular hyperplasia (goiter) and thyroid mass. Thyroid sonogram is the primary method used for thyroid disease and can be used for guiding of fine needle aspiration to obtain a more accurate diagnosis for suspected thyroid lesions. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2009