Hashimoto’s thyroiditis Graves’ disease Silent thyroiditis Postpartum thyroiditis Subacute thyroiditis Suppurative thyroiditis Drug-induced thyroiditis Iodine deficiency Fig. 16.1 Diffuse thyroid enlargement . Thickened AP dimension of the isthmus (1.1 cm)…

Fig. 25.1 Early planar Sestamibi scan in a patient with Graves’ disease treated with RAI. Notice absence of uptake in the left thyroid lobe and positive uptake in the right…

Fig. 23.1 Ultrasound of a midline suprahyoid lobulated cyst, measuring 2 cm, consistent with a thyroglossal duct cyst Fig. 23.2 A young man presented with recurrent episodes of infection in…

Fig. 5.1 As sound energy moves through a medium, it causes compression and rarefaction of the molecules comprising the medium as depicted by the line drawing. This is expressed mathematically…

Fig. 18.1 (a) Grayscale US . Diffusely enlarged right lobe of the thyroid with a heterogeneous echotexture characteristic of thyroiditis. (b) Power Doppler US. Diffusely enlarged right lobe of the…

Fig. 9.1 Transverse anatomy of the neck through the thyroid Knowing the relevant anatomic structures and their relationships to each other will make learning and performing thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound…

Fig. 20.1 Levels I–VI of the neck (and level VII, superior mediastinum) Fig. 20.2 Level VI, anterior view 20.2 Level I: Submandibular This group is very rarely involved in thyroid…

Fig. 13.1 Value of color Doppler with isoechoic nodules. (a) Longitudinal gray-scale view shows a solid isoechoic nodule that is very difficult to visualize and measure. (b) Longitudinal color Doppler…

Fig. 22.1 (a) Gray-scale US . Benign appearing oval 1-cm lymph node, in the longitudinal plane, with a normal central echogenic hilum (arrow). (b) Gray-scale US. Benign appearing oval 1-cm…