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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Fig. 6

From: Shear wave elastography as a quantitative method for thyroid gland elasticity assessment in pediatrics patients with autoimmune-related thyroid disease, diagnostic utility and laboratory correlation

Fig. 6

a Gray scale ultrasound of the thyroid gland, in an 8-year-old female with history of Crohn’s disease and neck swelling for 2 years. TPO-Ab positive and TG-Ab borderline, diagnosed as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The gland is of homogeneous hyperechoic echotexture with normal dimensions of both glands and vascularity. b ,c SWE of thyroid glands measuring elasticity of both thyroid glands (b) right thyroid lobe (15.7, 14.3 and 9.5 kPa) c left thyroid lobe (8.1,8.1 and 10.4 kPa)

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