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↑ Bin Saeedan, Mnahi; Aljohani, Ibtisam Musallam; Khushaim, Ayman Omar; Bukhari, Salwa Qasim; Elnaas, Salahudin Tayeb (2016). "Thyroid computed tomography imaging: pictorial review of variable pathologies
". Insights into Imaging 7 (4): 601–617. doi: . ISSN 1869-4101. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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*'''[[Ultrasonography of the thyroid]]''' is generally the initial investigation of choice for the thyroid. | *'''[[Ultrasonography of the thyroid]]''' is generally the initial investigation of choice for the thyroid. | ||
− | *'''[[CT of the thyroid]]''' plays an important role in the evaluation of thyroid cancer.<ref name= | + | *'''[[CT of the thyroid]]''' plays an important role in the evaluation of thyroid cancer.<ref name=Saeedan2016template>{{cite journal|last1=Bin Saeedan|first1=Mnahi|last2=Aljohani|first2=Ibtisam Musallam|last3=Khushaim|first3=Ayman Omar|last4=Bukhari|first4=Salwa Qasim|last5=Elnaas|first5=Salahudin Tayeb|title=Thyroid computed tomography imaging: pictorial review of variable pathologies|journal=Insights into Imaging|volume=7|issue=4|year=2016|pages=601–617|issn=1869-4101|doi=10.1007/s13244-016-0506-5}} [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]</ref> When performed for other reasons, it often incidentally detects thyroid abnormalities, thereby practically becoming the initial investigation. |
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Choice of modality
- Ultrasonography of the thyroid is generally the initial investigation of choice for the thyroid.
- CT of the thyroid plays an important role in the evaluation of thyroid cancer.[1] When performed for other reasons, it often incidentally detects thyroid abnormalities, thereby practically becoming the initial investigation.