THE ROLE OF SUPERB MICROVASCULAR IMAGING AND SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY IN DIFFERENTIATION OF THYROID NODULES FROM INTRATHYROIDAL ECTOPIC THYMUS IN CHILDREN

Ihezagire I., Bayramoglu Z., Akpinar Y. E., Adaletli I.

ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST, vol.17, no.1, pp.33-41, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2021.33
  • Journal Name: ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.33-41
  • Keywords: intrathyroidal ectopic thymus, thyroid nodule, superb microvascular imaging, shear wave elastography, children, PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Ectopic thymus could be located intrathyroidal, therefore fine ultrasound details are useful for this differentiation.