title: Thyroid and parathyroid ultrasonography.
abstract: The introduction of high-resolution real-time small-parts sonography has made imaging the superficial structures of the neck a practical procedure. This article reviews the normal anatomy of the neck as well as the benign and malignant diseases affecting the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography