Role of Shear Wave Elastography of Thyroid Gland in Children With Newly Diagnosed Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Preliminary Study.
Divij AgarwalAnmol BhatiaAkshay K SaxenaDevi DayalKushaljit S SodhiPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
There is a significant difference between SWE values of thyroid in normal children and children with newly diagnosed HT. Hence, SWE may be used as a noninvasive imaging technique in distinguishing normal and abnormal thyroid gland at an early stage. We suggest larger studies to confirm our preliminary findings of SWE in pediatric HT.