The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testes, and other endocrine organs). The thyroid gland releases hormones into ...

In this study we evaluated the safety and long-term efficacy of LTA in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules. Design and Patients: Seven patients with autonomous hyperfunctioning thyroid nodule ...

They may do some tests to confirm the diagnosis, including: Blood tests for your thyroid hormone and antibody levels Imaging tests of your eyes with ultrasound, CT, or MRI scan In addition ...

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that starts in your thyroid gland. A gland is an organ in your body that makes a substance. Your thyroid is shaped like a small butterfly and is found inside the ...

The standard mammogram is sometimes used with breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect or rule out breast cancer for people at high risk of the disease. Breast MRIs can detect tumors that ...

Most clinical MRI exams in the U.S. are performed with 1.5T or 3T MRI systems. As recently as 2022, the National Institutes of Health documented only about 100 7T MRI machines being used for ...

STATISTICS on the incidence of cancer in nodular goiter are totally unreliable because all such statistics are based on the selected group of patients whose goiters are removed. Since most ...

The principal (i.e dominant) nodule(s) in a multinodular goiter should be biopsied using ultrasound guidance.