A FUJIFILM SonoSite SII point-of-care ultrasound system recently played a key role in an innovative procedure allowing thyroid surgery without the use of general anesthetic. Dr. Rüdiger Eichholz, a ...

Thyroid ultrasonography is the gold-standard of thyroid and cervical node imaging and can be seen as an extension of the physical examination. Learning how to perform thyroid ultrasound scans in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I saw a 32-year-old man in consultation for hyperthyroidism. His thyroid-stimulating hormone was <0.01 and both ...

Ultrasound has only limited value for diagnosing thyroid cancer in children, say the authors of a meta-analysis. “Ideally, a diagnostic test will accurately predict the presence or absence of a ...

September 29, 2009 (Palm Beach, Florida) — The preoperative thyroid lobe volume, as assessed by ultrasound, can be used to determine the appropriate incision length needed for minimally invasive ...

Compared with primary care physicians, specialists were more likely to order unnecessary thyroid ultrasonography, according to a new study. In a survey of over 600 physicians, many physicians ordered ...

Thyroid nodules – small lumps that form within the thyroid gland – are relatively common, particularly among women. Most are harmless, but a small percentage of such nodules are cancerous. Currently, ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A thyroid ultrasound showed four small nodules on my thyroid. My blood levels are within normal limits. My doctor said I did not need a follow-up. What do you think? -- J.M. ANSWER: ...

TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- January is Thyroid Disease Awareness Month, celebrated this year by the thyroid surgeons at the Hospital for Endocrine Surgery by publishing a new thyroid ...