A thyroid ultrasound is a safe, painless procedure that uses sound waves to examine the thyroid gland. It can be used to help diagnose a wide range of medical conditions affecting the thyroid ...

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is a condition where the ... Additional blood tests and a thyroid ultrasound may also be necessary to assess for autoimmune processes in the thyroid gland.

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is one of the most common autoimmune endocrine disorders and often leads to hypothyroidism. It has been shown to substantially affect a patient's quality of life.

A study to be presented at the ARRS 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA says that having a pathologist on-site during ultrasound-guided thyroid biopsies can decrease the number of repeat biopsies ...

Common causes include autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto’s disease) and iodine deficiency ... the physician may perform imaging tests such as ultrasound to assess the gland’s size and shape ...