Thyroid Gland

Vito Cantisani; Hektor Grazhdani; Emanuele David; Christoph Frank Dietrich; Maija Radziņa; Antonio Pio Masciotra; Chandra Bortolotto; Fabrizio Calliada; Ferdinando D’ambrosio

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44201-3_7

Thyroid Gland

Vito Cantisani (Corresponding Author)
, Hektor Grazhdani
, Emanuele David
, Christoph Frank Dietrich
, Maija Radziņa
, Antonio Pio Masciotra
, Chandra Bortolotto
, Fabrizio Calliada
, Ferdinando D’ambrosio

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Abstract

Ultrasound elastography (USE) is used mainly to improve ultrasound efficacy for the characterization of thyroid nodules, e.g., detection of malignancy, and less commonly for evaluation of diffuse diseases, e.g., chronic thyroiditis. The stiffness of the gland depends on the structural properties of the matrix of tissues (cells, membranes, extravascular matrix, microvessels), whereas in conventional ultrasound (US), it is the microscopic structure that determines reflectivity. Thus, elastography provides histologic tissue structure, enabling differentiation of the normal gland from nodules and parenchymal diseases. Tissue stiffness is a feature that reflects the nature of the thyroid nodule; neoplasia and inflammation alter the tissue composition and structure and increase the stiffness [1, 2].

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Atlas of Elastosonography
Subtitle of host publication	Clinical Applications with Imaging Correlations
Publisher	Springer Science + Business Media
Pages	161-181
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319442013
ISBN (Print)	9783319441993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44201-3_7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

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3.2 Clinical medicine

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