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De Quervain's thyroiditis echocardiography or ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Overview

There are no echocardiograms associated with de Quervain’s thyroiditis. Ultrasound findings associated with de Quervain’s thyroiditis are hypoechoic areas, glandular irregularities, and nonhomogeneous echo-texture.

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

There are no echocardiograms associated with de Quervain’s thyroiditis.

Neck ultrasound for de Quervain’s thyroiditis usually reveals:[1]

  • Hypoechoic areas
  • Mild thyroid enlargement
  • Nonhomogeneous echo-texture


De Quervain’s thyroiditis ultrasound; Ill-defined irregular region of heterogeneous hypoechogenicity. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)
De Quervain’s thyroiditis ultrasound; Ill-defined irregular region of heterogeneous hypoechogenicity. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)
De Quervain’s thyroiditis ultrasound; No elevation of flow on colour doppler examination. (Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Ryan, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 17052)


References

References

  1. ↑ Fatourechi V, Aniszewski JP, Fatourechi GZ, Atkinson EJ, Jacobsen SJ (2003). “Clinical features and outcome of subacute thyroiditis in an incidence cohort: Olmsted County, Minnesota, study”. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88 (5): 2100–5. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021799. PMID 12727961.

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