Category Ultrasonography

Graves Disease

KEY FACTS Terminology Autoimmune disorder with long-acting, thyroid-stimulating antibodies producing hyperplasia and hypertrophy of thyroid You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in…

Colloid Cyst of Thyroid

KEY FACTS Imaging Typically, unilocular, thin-walled cyst Anechoic content with posterior acoustic enhancement Echogenic foci with comet-tail artifacts are characteristic Represent suspended colloid aggregates Hemorrhage into cyst results in thick wall with debris, septa, or fluid level Colloid cyst can…

Cervical Lymph Nodes

TERMINOLOGY Synonyms Internal jugular chain (IJC): Deep cervical chain Spinal accessory chain (SAC): Posterior triangle chain Transverse cervical chain: Supraclavicular chain Anterior cervical chain: Prelaryngeal, pretracheal, paratracheal nodes Paratracheal node: Recurrent laryngeal node Definitions Jugulodigastric node: "Sentinel" (highest) node, found…