The role of ultrasound in the differential diagnosis of hypothyroidism

Abstract

In this chapter, we are going to review the role of thyroid ultraound in the diagnostic workout of thyroid diseases with focus on hypothyroidism. We are going to discuss ultrasound appearance of the thyroid tissue in various thyroid diseases leading to thyroid dysfunction, including thyroid disease in pregnancy and postpartum thyroiditis.

We are also going to present interesting cases from our experience.

Keywords

• Thyroid disease
• ultrasound
• differential
• diagnosis
• hypothyroidism