The Clinical Value of CT in Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease
- VernacularTitle:CT在甲状腺疾病诊断中的临床应用价值
- Author:
Daidi JIANG
;
Wenya LIU
;
Wenxiao JIA
;
Jun DANG
;
Yuhua ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
thyroid;
tomography ,X-ray computed
- From:
Journal of Practical Radiology
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the value of CT scan in diagnosis and clinical therapy of thyroid diseases.Methods CT findings in 61 cases with various thyroid diseases confirmed pathologically were analyzed retrospectively.Results ① 9 patients were Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.Of them,5 cases were diffuse lesions and 4 localized at one enlarged lobe and 1 with calcification.② 28 cases with hyperplasia included 2 Graves disease of diffuse lesions with enlargement and 26 nodular hyperplasia.There were calcification in 8 and cystic change in 13.③ 24 cases of thyroid tumor included 14 thyroid adenomas with complete circumscribed enhanced ring around the lesion,10 of them were in company with cystic change and 4 with calcification.13 cases were single lesion and one case was mattiple lesions.10 thyroid carcinoma,3 cases were in company with cystic change and 7 with calcification.Metastasis of cervical lymph nodus was found by CT in 7 cases.Metastatic lymph nodes presented marked enhancement,cystic change and calcification.Conclusion CT scan both plain and contrast-enhanced are beneficial for the detection of thyroid diseases,and is also important for planning the management and predicting the prognosis of this disease.
