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How to read thyroid ultrasound
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Brad Eilermananswered
Endocrinology 21 years experience
Hypoechoic: Hypo in ultrasound refers to hypoechoic -- meaning low density. The signicance varies by the rest of the description of the ultrasound.
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Susan Wingoanswered
Endocrinology 34 years experience
Fewer echoes on US: Hypoechoic describes the appearance of a nodule on ultrasound (us). It refers to a nodule that reflects back fewer sound waves compared to the normal... Read More
5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chuanswered
Endocrinology 26 years experience
Anatomy of thyroid: The ultrasound is a technique using sound waves to look inside the body. The thyroid ultrasound exam specifically measure the thyroid gland size (to ... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Hassan Arshadanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 17 years experience
Talk to your doctor: It's best to talk to the doctor that ordered the ultrasound. Only he/she knows your history and can put the results in context with your situation.
3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Stanley Schwartzanswered
Endocrinology 53 years experience
Simple test...: That puts a device on skin over neck, bounces radio waves into tissues in neck to take echo-pictures of thyroid
no needles, no pain,
looking f... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mazen Ghanianswered
Radiology 25 years experience
5.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alejandra de Alba Razoanswered
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Thyroid size : The normal thyroid weighs approximately 15 to 25 g, with each lobe 4 to 6 cm in length and 1.3 to 1.8 cm in thickness.
158 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Corinne Deurduliananswered
Radiology 23 years experience
Blood flow: Color on your thyroid ultrasound means that color doppler was applied and blood flow was detected. It is generally normal unless there is too much co... Read More
4.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Ron Eakeranswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
880 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gerald Mandellanswered
Nuclear Medicine 53 years experience
Wait 4 final report: Thyroid gland is normally asymmetric with the right lobe usually larger than the left lobe. Hashimotos disease may affext one side more than other. I ... Read More
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Piotr Obaraanswered
Radiology 15 years experience
Lower neck: Most likely this is referring to nodes located in the lower part of your neck closer to the sternum and clavicles.
4.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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