ea0022p844 | Thyroid | ECE2010
Balkan Fevzi
, Vuray Ihsan
, Ucler Rifki
, Usluogullari Alper C
, Ersoy Reyhan
, Cakir Bekir
Introduction: Diagnosis of autoimmune thyroiditis is made by determination of elevated antibodies against thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin, and a hypoechoic pattern in ultrasound. In the present study we have performed a grey-scale quantitative analysis of thyroid echogenicity in the patients affected by autoimmune thyroiditis, obtaining the degree of hypoechogenicity associated with the appearance of thyroid dysfunction.Material and methods: Six hun...