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Silent thyroiditis echocardiography or ultrasound

Overview

Overview

There are no echocardiograms associated with silent thyroiditis. Ultrasound findings associated with silent thyroiditis are hypoechoic areas, glandular irregularities, and nonhomogeneous echo texture.

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

There are no echocardiogram finding associated with silent thyroiditis.

Neck ultrasound for silent thyroiditis usually reveals:[1]

Silent thyroiditis; Hypoechogenic areas shown by yellow arrows and red arrows show poorly defined hypoechonigic areas.Courtesy:Ilka Yamashiro et al and www.scielo.br[2]
References

References

  1. Baskin, H (2013). Thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound-guided FNA. New York London: Springer. ISBN 9781461447856.
  2. “Ultrasound findings in thyroiditis”.

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