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Thyroid Protocol
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Tips -You should understand completely why you stored the image and identify everything in the image
You must always evaluate the entire organ first before you store an image
Make sure you look lateral to the thyroid for pathology
Make sure you look above and below the thyroid for pathology
You are looking for enlarged lymph nodes or parathyroid glands
Normal lymph nodes are elliptical/ bean-shaped and have a hypoechoic cortex with an
echogenic hilum
Normal parathyroid glands are not visualized sonographically
Document what you see - this is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!!
Labs to Evaluate
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone)- used to identify thyroid disease
T4 (thyroxine)- reflects thyroid hormone activity
T3 (Triiodothyronine)- provides information regarding function of the thyroid
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Thyroid Protocol
Pathology - If pathology is present you must document the pathology in its entirety. Images should
include:
Gray scale sagittal and transverse images
Gray scale sagittal and transverse images with 3 measurements (length, width, and height)
Color Doppler image to document the presence of blood flow and spectral Doppler image to
document the type and velocity of blood flow
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