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Thyroid ultrasound

Thyroid ultrasound uses sound waves that are translated into a 2-dimensional image to produce a picture of the thyroid gland on a monitor. The painless procedure is used in diagnosis of tumors, cysts, or goiters of the thyroid.

Reviewed last on: 3/27/2009
A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine (10/29/2008).

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