Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that impacts the thyroid. It is crucial to recognize its symptoms early, since if it goes untreated it can cause serious complications, including mental ...

Objective: Ultrasound elastography is gaining traction as an accessible and useful diagnostic tool for things such as, cancer detection and differentiation and thyroid disease diagnostics.

Background: Thyroid imaging is helpful in confirming the diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism and in establishing the aetiology. Although isotope scanning is the standard method of imaging, ...

Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this two-article series, we examine thyroid disorders in the elderly, beginning ...

Hyperthyroidism can sometimes predispose a cat to develop other medical conditions. For instance, two complications of hyperthyroidism in cats are high blood pressure and heart disease.

Ultrasound produces moving images in real-time, so clinicians can see features like the movement of organs and blood flow through vessels. Many people are most familiar with ultrasound from its use ...

Hyperthyroidism is a common thyroid disease. Graves' disease is the most common etiology with 70-80% of hyperthyroidism. Conventionally, a diagnosis requires weeks to confirm with blood tests. In this ...

Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD Hypothyroidism—or an underactive thyroid—is a condition that happens when the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones to meet your body’s needs. It doesn’t ...

To diagnose thyroid disease, nodules or cancer, we typically begin with a thorough medical history and physical exam. This may include feeling the thyroid area for any abnormalities.

5. Senashova O, Samuels M. Diagnosis and management of nodular thyroid disease. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. (2022) 25:100816. doi: 10.1016/j.tvir.2022.100816 PubMed Abstract | Crossref Full Text | Google ...

Thyroid disorders affect 42 million people in India, with common conditions like hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, nodules, ...

In cases of congenital hypothyroidism, ultrasound plays a determining role in the diagnosis. In patients with a normal or enlarged thyroid gland and low or undetectable levels of thyroglobulin, the ...