Rj. Wolf et al., COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY - AN ADJUNCTIVE TECHNIQUE IN ASSESSMENT OF PARATHYROID ADENOMAS, Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 13(4), 1994, pp. 303-308
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24
Categorie Soggetti
Acoustics,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
In evaluating primary parathyroid adenomas with high-resolution color
Doppler sonography, initial detection relied on the observation of a h
ypoechoic soft tissue mass adjacent to the thyroid gland. Using color
Doppler sonography, many adenomas had a demonstrable blood supply from
the inferior thyroidal artery branches, identified as a vascular arc
surrounding the gland from 90 to 270 degrees. The vascular arc assists
the interpreter with establishing the nature of the mass, differentia
ting it from masses such as regional lymph nodes, which demonstrate hi
lar flow. Sixty-three percent (20 of 32) of parathyroid adenomas had a
color arc. The identification of a vascular arc is a useful adjunctiv
e finding, improving diagnostic specificity and quickly confirming the
diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma.