Last Lab 12/02/2010 Thyroid

Long Rt Thyroid with small nodule

In this lab we learned how to scan a thyroid.  Luckily it was somewhat easy.  It is not large, and not surrounded by any gas.  This definitely made it easier for me to see and image.  I am including 2 images on this weeks blog.  My patient had a small nodule on her right side.  The following pictures show the nodule measurements, as well as the blood flow. 








In this image you can see the nodule as well as the measurement showing the size of it.  It is a .26cm mass with bloodflow surrounding it, but not inside of it.  This is shown in the image below. 


Long Rt Thyroid with doppler



















Lastly, I will include a transverse image of the rt thryoid that demonstrates the nodule. 

Trans Rt Thyroid with Nodule

I had no trouble locating this nodule in transverse.  It was really hard to locate it and then turn on it to show it in the longitudinal.  I believe that I finally was able to do so.