• World journal of surgery · Feb 2000

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    Ultrasound of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.

    • B M Barraclough and B H Barraclough.
    • Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales 2076, Australia.
    • World J Surg. 2000 Feb 1; 24 (2): 158-65.

    AbstractThe superficial position of thyroid and parathyroid glands facilitates the use of diagnostic ultrasound (US) as an imaging technique. Techniques of image acquisition and interpretation are described in detail. Size and morphology of glands can be defined easily. The most important use of US guided biopsy in relation to thyroid and parathyroid glands is to increase diagnostic accuracy.

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