Ultrasonographic Characteristics of Pyriform Sinus Fistulas Involving the Thyroid Gland.

Dongbin AhnGil Joon LeeJin Ho Sohn

Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)

Ultrasonography would be a useful diagnostic modality for indicating the presence of an underlying pyriform sinus fistula in patients with suppurative thyroiditis or a thyroid nodule and can be used as a first-line diagnostic tool to screen for pyriform sinus fistulas.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
high throughput
contrast enhanced
optic nerve