Guest guest Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Did they talk about anything like scarring, nodules or abnormalities? When they did mine they pointed out all the scarring on my thyroid and that the big nodules were gone. in SD I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this online. Thanks everyone! - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 No, no nodules thank goodness!!! Just " many pseudonodules " Actual report: Left lobe markedly heterogeneous without vascular flow, with many pseudonodules. Right Lobe: Many pseudonodules, marked heterogeneity without vascularity. - > > > ** > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > online. > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > - > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Hey , The report says you have UN-uniform or dissimilar (heterogeneity) thyroid lobes that contain NO blood flow (vascular) with what appears to be or mimics (pseudo) many nodules. So, you likely DO have nodules. Good luck, ~Bj > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > online. > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Thanks Bj! I understood what it was saying, I just didn't understand if a normal thyroid was supposed to be homogeneous or heterogeneous, and with vascularity or without. I would assume that a normal thyroid would be homogeneous with vascularity, but I couldn't find anything online to actually support that. It is just what made sense to me. So, is that accurate? A normal thyroid is homogeneous with vascularity? Also, I thought that pseudonodules were different from nodules. I thought they were smaller. Is that incorrect? Thanks again! - > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > > online. > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hi , If thyroid lobe lesions are demarcated (purely separate distinct tissue containing blood vessels or vascularized differently -less or more than the thyroid's normal tissue) according to US, it is referred to as a true nodule. If the tissue is NOT demarcated it is evaluated as a pseudonodule. Hashis commonly shows pseudonodules. If there is doubt, FNA biopsy can be done, but the ultrasound appearance is a good predictor of the area being a pseudonodule rather than a true nodule especially using sonoelastography with about 95% accuracy vs ultrasonography with about 80% accuracy. There is that small area of error though. An ultrasound is much better than palpation for evaluating nodules. You may wish to request follow-up in a year as thyroid tissue can change. Good luck, ~Bj > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > > > online. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I see I forgot to answer your question, , about size. I don't believe size differation is the main concern although some pseudonodules can be small, but so can real nodules. Usually the difference is texture. According to studies nodules are quite stiff and can be distingished on ultrasound imaging. The stiffness of pinpointed tissue is compared to surrounding tissue and that of the thyroid itself. HTH, ~Bj > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > > > > online. > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Thanks Bj, Is a normal thyroid supposed to be homogeneous and vascular? Thanks! - > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > > > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > > > > > online. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 In a healthy thyroid there should be an even, homogeneous, texture that looks similar to white ground glass, although it is textured it looks the same all over. The thyroid gland is highly vascular, blood and lymphatic vessels enter the thyroid along with small nerves. Also, arteries, veins, capillaries, muscle, cartridge and ligaments etc are found in the thyroid gland. For more info see: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/gray/subjects/subject/272 HTH, ~Bj > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was hoping that soemone could help me with my ultrasound report. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Is vascularity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > 2) Is heterogenity a good thing or a bad thing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am just curious if a typical ultrasound of a person who does not have > > > > > > > > hashi's thyroid would be homoegenous with vascularity. I couldn't find this > > > > > > > > online. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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