thyroid imaging

Thyroid imaging

Gamma camera

ultrasound

Non ionizing radiation
Clear out the nature of a nodule ,,weather cystic or solid
Readily available method
But it is not able to differentiate benign from malignant nodule ,how ever the majority of thyroid nodules are benign

Ultrasound aid for a needle guided biopsy

Son graphic features favoring benign lesion: large cystic component, hyper echoic nodule and coma tail artifact.
Son graphic features favoring malignant lesion: hypo echoic nodule
, micro calcification, taller than it is wide and local invasive to surrounding structures

Normal thyroid imaging

Neck swelling associated with dyspnea and palpitation


Neglected LT thyroid lobe mass