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| Usefullness of Ultrasonography in Diagnosis and Postreduction Evaluation of Nasal Bone Fractures |
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| Jang IL Moon, M.D., Young Cheol Kim, M.D., Young Suk Kim, M.D., Kwang Seok Noh, M.D., Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., Joo Nam Byun, M.D., Jae Hee Oh, M.D., Yang Soo Kang, M.D.*, Young Chun Nah, M.D.* |
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| Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University *Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University |
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| Purpose : To demonstrate sonographic features of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis according to the thyroid function.
Materials and Methods : We reviewed 54 thyroid ultrasonographic examinations of untreated Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
We reviewed thyroid ultarasonographic examinations and focused on the presence of ill defined low echoic lesion
and glandular enlargement. We performed another thyroid ultrasonographic examination of 14 healthy volunteers,
in order to obtain normal size of thyroid gland. Comparision was made between these morphologic
charecteristics and functional stage of the disease.
Results : The mean diameter of thyroid gland was 2.16±0.43cm in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and 1.41
±0.42cm in normal control group of the thyroid gland. There was no statistically significant relationship between
thyroid function and size. There was morphologic abnormalities in 46 patients(85%). Among them, 7 patients
revealed diffuse low echogenity in the entire thyoid gland, 32 patients showed peripherally located, ill defined
focal hypoechoic lesion, and 7 patients showed solitary or multiple, well defined nodular lesions.
Decreased echogenity of the thyroid gland was related to hypothyroid status.
Conclusion : H a s h i m o t o’s thyroiditis has specific morphologuc charecteristics in ultrasonographic features, which are
well correlated with thyroid function. |
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| Keyword : Thyroid, US Thyroid, abnormalities Thyroid, inflammation Thyroid, function Thyroiditis |
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Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 1999 ; 18 (4) : p.329-334
