Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Quantification in the Evaluation of Thyroid Elasticity in Pediatric Patients With Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Yucel, Serap; Ceyhan Bilgici, Meltem; Kara, Cengiz; Yilmaz, Gulay; Aydın, Hasan; Elmalı, Muzaffer; Tomak, Leman; Saglam, Dilek

doi:10.1002/jum.14459

Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Quantification in the Evaluation of Thyroid Elasticity in Pediatric Patients With Hashimoto Thyroiditis

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Yucel S., Ceyhan Bilgici M. N., Kara C., Yilmaz G. C., Aydın H. M., Elmalı M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE, vol.37, no.5, pp.1143-1149, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 37 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1002/jum.14459
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1143-1149
Keywords: acoustic radiation force impulse, Hashimoto thyroiditis, elastography pediatric elastography, pediatrics, thyroid elastography, thyroid/parathyroid, SHEAR-WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives-To evaluate the parenchymal elasticity of the thyroid gland with acoustic radiation force impulse imaging in pediatric patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis and to compare it with healthy volunteers.