ABNORMAL THYROID FUNCTION TEST RESULTS IN EUTHYROID PERSONS Henry B. Burch EFFECTS OF ILLNESS ON INDICES OF THYROID FUNCTION CHANGES IN INDIVIDUAL PARAMETERS OF THYROID FUNCTION DISEASE-SPECIFIC VARIATION Related posts:…
CONCLUSION Part of “CHAPTER 35 – THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING“ Related posts: DEFINITIONS THYROID-HORMONE RECEPTOR BINDING TO THYROID HORMONE RESPONSE ELEMENTS PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA DIFFERENTIAL…
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY OF THE THYROID Part of “CHAPTER 35 – THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING“ The characterization of tissue and organs by CT is accomplished by computer-assisted…
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF THE THYROID Part of “CHAPTER 35 – THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING“ MRI depicts the interactions that occur between the hydrogen atoms (protons)…
SONOGRAPHY (ECHOGRAPHY) OF THE THYROID Part of “CHAPTER 35 – THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING“ In ultrasonography, high-frequency sound waves enter the body and are transmitted or…
SECTIONAL THYROID IMAGING Part of “CHAPTER 35 – THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING“ Sectional imaging, which includes CT and MRI, is used to depict the regional anatomy…
THYROID SONOGRAPHY, COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING Manfred Blum Thyroid goiters and nodules are common disorders, whereas thyroid malignancies are relatively rare. The main purpose of sonography (ultrasonography), computed…
PHARMACOLOGIC MANIPULATIONS Part of “CHAPTER 34 – THYROID UPTAKE AND IMAGING“ Tests that use the thyroid scan or uptake, in conjunction with pharmacologic manipulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis, may provide…
APPLICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND INTERPRETATION OF THYROID UPTAKE Part of “CHAPTER 34 – THYROID UPTAKE AND IMAGING“ APPLICATIONS OF UPTAKE MEASUREMENTS A thyroid scan primarily provides information as to the location,…
APPLICATIONS, TECHNIQUES, AND INTERPRETATION OF RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING Part of “CHAPTER 34 – THYROID UPTAKE AND IMAGING“ APPLICATIONS OF IMAGING Imaging is of value in distinguishing Graves disease from toxic nodular…
