title: Diagnostic parameters in thyroid disorders.
abstract: An understanding of thyroid anatomy and physiology is a necessary prerequisite for interpreting diagnostic test results and managing thyroid disorders.  A review of the basic sciences is presented with examples of their relationships to the diagnosis and embryogenesis of thyroid disorders.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013955:Thyroglossal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography