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A 55-year-old man was sent for consultation for a hypermetabolic thyroid found on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET imaging.
This interesting case illustrates the use of radioactive iodine thyroid scan with backed-off planar images of the anterior mediastinum and SPECT/CT to diagnose a benign ectopic primary mediastinal ...
Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD A TSH test measures the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone in your blood. Abnormal TSH levels typically indicate a problem with your thyroid, like ...
The iodide dye used in heart scans and other medical imaging might damage some people's thyroid glands, which could cause important health problems later on, researchers say ...
More and more healthy women and men are found to have thyroid nodules. What are they? And should you be worried about them?
In this case, the researchers applied a machine-learning algorithm to ultrasound images of patients' thyroid nodules to see if it could pick out distinguishing patterns.
As many as one-third of doctors may be sending patients for a thyroid ultrasound for reasons not supported by guidelines, a new study finds.
People who undergo common procedures, such as CT scans and angiograms, may be at greater risk for thyroid problems, according to a recent study.
The iodide dye used in heart scans and other medical imaging, such as CT scans, may in some cases damage patients' thyroid glands, possibly leading to health problems such as thyroid disease later ...