Endocrine Abstracts

Thyroid ultrasound (US) is a useful tool in a spectrum of thyroid conditions. In some hospitals, primary care has direct access to requesting thyroid US, rather than via a speciality. We were keen to assess the outcomes of thyroid US referred by primary care.We analysed all primary care referrals for thyroid US, retrospectively, during the first six months of 2006 and analysed them according to the following 3 reasons for referral – 1) suspicion of ...

Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) are essential to prevent physical and psychological burdens of advanced disease. MRI diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is an emerging modality to assist with timely diagnosis. We investigated the value of DWI in early diagnosis and monitoring and its relationship with the clinical activity score (CAS) and quality of life (QoL) scores in a joint endocrine/ophthalmology clinic.<p class="abst...

Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) are essential to prevent physical and psychological burdens of advanced disease. MRI diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is an emerging modality to assist with timely diagnosis. We investigated the value of DWI in early diagnosis and monitoring and its relationship with the clinical activity score (CAS) and quality of life (QoL) scores in a joint endocrine/ophthalmology clinic.<p class="abst...

The prevalence of thyroid nodules is extraordinarily common. An increase in the use of head and neck imaging, including ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and carotid Dopplers, has increased the number of non-palpable thyroid nodules identified. For most patients, their thyroid disease is non-neoplastic and asymptomatic. The challenge in the management of thyroid nodules is identifying patients with clinically significant disease, most notably thyroid neoplasia, without exce...

Background: The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing globally mainly due to increased detection of papillary microcarcinoma. The British Thyroid Association (BTA) guideline (2014) recommends the use of U1-U5 classification on ultrasound to assess thyroid cancer risk. U3 nodules have low, but indeterminate risk and therefore need FNAC. This retrospective review analyses the outcome of U3 nodules in an outer London hospital.Methods: Thyroid ultrasound...