Quantitative Color Doppler Ultrasonography Measurement of Thyroid Blood Flow in Patients with Graves' Disease

Yuksekkaya R., Celikyay F., Gul S. S., YÜKSEKKAYA M., KUTLUTÜRK F., Ozmen C.

CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING, vol.16, no.9, pp.1111-1124, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.2174/1573405616666200124121546
  • Journal Name: CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1111-1124
  • Keywords: Graves disease, color doppler ultrasonography, Technetium (Tc-99m) pertechnetate thyroid scintigraphy, autoimmune disorder, thyroid hormones, thyrotropin, RESISTIVE-INDEX, GLAND VOLUME, AUTOIMMUNE-THYROIDITIS, HASHIMOTOS-THYROIDITIS, HYPERTHYROIDISM, ARTERY, SONOGRAPHY, DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIATION, THYROTOXICOSIS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Graves' Disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by increased levels of thyroid hormones correlated with increased thyroid blood flow. Thyroid scintigraphy is an important and conventional method. However, it has limited accessibility, has ionizing radiation, and is expensive.