Role of Color Doppler in evaluation of Thyroid Diseases

Dr B. Venkateswarulu; Dr. Radhika Gowni

Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Role of Color Doppler in evaluation of Thyroid Diseases

Dr B. Venkateswarulu, Dr. Radhika Gowni

Abstract :

Thyroid ultrasound is very efficient in differentiating solid from cystic lesions, solitary nodules from multinodular and diffuse enlargement and extra thyroidal lesions. Color flow Doppler sonography is gaining importance for evaluation of the thyroid disorders.CFDS can differentiate between untreated Grave‘s disease from Hashimoto‘sthyroiditis which has similar gray scale findings. Acceptable ultrasonographic images and Doppler waveforms wereobtained from all cases. All the cases were later subjected to F.N.A.C. Ultrasound was able to pick up lesions in all 40 cases with a sensitivity andspecificity of 100%.