1. The supraisthmic anastomotic arch: a potential pitfall in Doppler sonography of the thyroid gland
- Author
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Daniel A. Rüfenacht, N. Khaw, Philippe Gailloud, Jean H.D. Fasel, and H. G. Khan
- Subjects
endocrine system ,medicine.medical_specialty ,endocrine system diseases ,Thyroid Gland ,Anastomosis ,Superior thyroid artery ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,Carotid Stenosis ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Vascular disease ,business.industry ,Thyroid ,Ultrasonography, Doppler ,Arteries ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Doppler sonography ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Angiography ,Female ,Radiology ,Thyroid function ,business ,Artery - Abstract
C onventional B-mode sonography is commonly used in the imaging of thyroid diseases. Recently, Doppler analysis of the superior thyroid artery has shown some promise in the evaluation of thyroid function [1, 2]. We report angiographic and sonographic findings concerning an anatomic variant of the superior thyroid artery that may represent a pitfall in the Doppler analysis of thyroid vascularization.
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- 1998