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Background: Widespread use of ultrasound to assess thyroid disease has led to an increased number of clinically unapparent, nonpalpable nodules being identified. Although many of these nodules are ...

Longitudinal and transverse grayscale ultrasound images of thyroid nodule in 17-year-old patient with benign follicular adenoma, based on surgical excision alone. Overall impression for all three ...

Ultrasound produces moving images in real-time ... about the increasing use of ultrasound is the greater number of thyroid nodules being detected. Ultrasound will identify very small nodules ...

The thyroid gland produces two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), and releases them as needed by the body. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland help control the thyroid ...

Objective: Conventional fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) for cystic thyroid nodules (CTNs) has a high rate of nondiagnostic and false-negative results. Ultrasound-guided FNAB (UG-FNAB ...

An estimated 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid problems, an autoimmune condition that has grown very common. The most frequent cause is thought to be iodine deficiency brought on by ...

Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive medical procedure that treats thyroid nodules. Using ultrasound-guided imaging. If you want more information about RFA or want to request ...