Normal ultrasound anatomy and common anatomical variants of the thyroid gland plus adjacent structures - A pictorial review

Ana Germano; Willian Schmitt; Manuel Rio Carvalho; Rui M Marques

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.07.002

Normal ultrasound anatomy and common anatomical variants of the thyroid gland plus adjacent structures - A pictorial review

Clin Imaging. 2019 Nov-Dec:58:114-128. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.07.002. Epub 2019 Jul 10.

Authors

Ana Germano¹, Willian Schmitt², Manuel Rio Carvalho³, Rui M Marques⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, EPE, Serviço de Imagiologia, IC 19, Amadora, Portugal. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, EPE, Serviço de Imagiologia, IC 19, Amadora, Portugal.
³ Instituto Português de Oncologia, Lisboa, Serviço de Medicina Nuclear, Rua Professor Lima Basto, Lisboa, Portugal.
⁴ Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria, 130, Lisboa, Portugal.

PMID: 31323482
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.07.002

Abstract

High-resolution ultrasound is considered the best imaging technique for evaluating the thyroid gland, as it is accessible, non-invasive, and highly sensitive concerning the detection and characterization of thyroid nodules. However, a background knowledge of the normal ultrasound anatomy of the thyroid gland, adjacent structures, and its anatomical variants is crucial to avoid misdiagnosis in daily practice. Through this pictorial review, we intend to.

Keywords: Anatomy; Thyroid gland; Ultrasonography.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Nodule / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography / methods*