An ultrasound is a painless procedure that uses sound waves to generate images of the inside of your body. Your doctor will often use an ultrasound to create images of a fetus during pregnancy. A ...

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. The use of ultrasound to detect thyroid cancer has led to a ...

Ultrasound has only limited value for diagnosing thyroid cancer in children, say the authors of a meta-analysis. “Ideally, a diagnostic test will accurately predict the presence or absence of a ...

Thyroid nodules – small lumps that form within the thyroid gland – are relatively common, particularly among women. Most are harmless, but a small percentage of such nodules are cancerous. Currently, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I saw a 32-year-old man in consultation for hyperthyroidism. His thyroid-stimulating hormone was <0.01 and both ...

A Loyola Medicine study has found that new ultrasound guidelines can reliably identify pediatric patients who should be biopsied for thyroid cancer. The study by radiologist Jennifer Lim-Dunham, MD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 73-year-old man had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer at an academic medical center. An ...

Thyroid diseases are the most prevalent endocrine disorders in India, yet they usually remain silent until they disrupt daily life. Regular thyroid profile tests and ultrasounds are not only advisable ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(k) clearance to See-Mode Technologies for their AI-based thyroid ultrasound analysis and reporting software. While various AI tools for the ...

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. In a new study, they ...