Sonography of the pediatric thyroid: a pictorial essay.
The purpose of this article is to review the various pediatric thyroid diseases using sonographic images. These diseases included congenital hypothyroidism (dysgenesis [aplasia; ectopy; hypoplasia], dyshormonogenesis, transient hypothyroidism), thyroglossal duct cyst, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, suppurative thyroiditis, nodular hyperplasia (goiter) and thyroid mass. Thyroid sonogram is the primary method used for thyroid disease and can be used for guiding of fine needle aspiration to obtain a more accurate diagnosis for suspected thyroid lesions.
Chang
Yun-Woo
YW
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang Bucheon Hospital, 22 Dasakwan-gil, Youngsan-gu, Seoul 140-743, Korea.
Hong
Hyun Sook
HS
Choi
Deuk Lin
DL
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography