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What Does This Mean: The Thyroid Gland Demonstrates Diffusely Heterogenous
Question: What does this mean: The thyroid gland demonstrates diffusely heterogenous echogenicity. The Doppler evaluation demonstrates increased vascularity. no lesions are seen. Please read the whole report and tell me what the whole report means.
Brief Answer:
Autoimmune disease likely
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have gone through your query and the report.
This thyroid ultrasound report means that your thyroid gland structure is slightly changed and it is not homogenous.
Heterogeneous echogenicity of the thyroid gland has been associated with diffuse thyroid disease.
Usually, this 'changes' in the thyroid gland structure are caused by an autoimune thyroid disease.
The increassed vascularity can be correlated with a condition called Graves disease that is an autoimune disease that affect the thyroid and it is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Considering all the details of the thryoid gland report,my advice is to do the thyroid hormone panel tests (TSH, fT3, fT4) and some specific tests like anti rec TSH antibodies and anti-TPO antibodies,to check for thyroid autoimune diseases.
Hope this answers your query.
Let me know if can assist you further.
Regards.
Autoimmune disease likely
Detailed Answer:
Hello
I have gone through your query and the report.
This thyroid ultrasound report means that your thyroid gland structure is slightly changed and it is not homogenous.
Heterogeneous echogenicity of the thyroid gland has been associated with diffuse thyroid disease.
Usually, this 'changes' in the thyroid gland structure are caused by an autoimune thyroid disease.
The increassed vascularity can be correlated with a condition called Graves disease that is an autoimune disease that affect the thyroid and it is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
Considering all the details of the thryoid gland report,my advice is to do the thyroid hormone panel tests (TSH, fT3, fT4) and some specific tests like anti rec TSH antibodies and anti-TPO antibodies,to check for thyroid autoimune diseases.
Hope this answers your query.
Let me know if can assist you further.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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