Color flow doppler ultrasonography in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Authors

  • Luis Jesuino de Oliveira Andrade Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz-Bahia
  • Maria Helena Ferreira Andrade Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - Bahia
  • Thomaz Cruz Faculdade de Medicina - UFBA
  • Larissa Santos França Faculdade de Medicina - FTC - Salvador - Bahi
  • Luciana Santos França Faculdade de Medicina - UNESC
  • Alcina Maria Vinhaes Bittencourt Faculdade de Medicina - UFBA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v10i1.4812

Keywords:

Thyroid gland, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Color flow Doppler sonography, inferior thyroid artery

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate if the vascularization patterns in the thyroid gland parenchyma by the conventional ultrasound mode B, and color Doppler ultrasonography correlated with the peak systolic velocity (PSV) of the inferior thyroid artery using pulsed Doppler in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) in various stages. Methods: Patients with diagnosis of HT were enrolled in this prospective study in the period two years. Thyroid glands of all patients were evaluated with conventional ultrasound mode B, color-flow Doppler ultrasonography, and peak systolic velocity (PSV) of the inferior thyroid artery. Data were analyzed applying variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s or Spearman’s correlation. Results: A hundred twenty patients (10 men and 110 women) were included in the study. Highly elevated PSV were associated with very lower thyroid echogenicity and heterogeneous pattern thyroid gland (p= 0.01) and intrathyroidal blood flow (p= 0.004). Conclusions: We conclude that evaluation the vascularization patterns of the thyroid gland parenchyma in patients with HT when compared to conventional ultrasound mode B, and with the PSV of the inferior thyroid artery by pulsed Doppler showed a high correlation. Probably this method could be recommend as a measure of thyroid blood flow as an essential part of evaluating ultrasonography in the HT.

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Author Biographies

Luis Jesuino de Oliveira Andrade, Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz-Bahia

Professor Adjunto de Endocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - Bahia.

Maria Helena Ferreira Andrade, Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - Bahia

Professora Auxiliar de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - Bahia.

Thomaz Cruz, Faculdade de Medicina - UFBA

Livre Docente - Professor Adjunto de Endocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia.

Larissa Santos França, Faculdade de Medicina - FTC - Salvador - Bahi

Acadêmica de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da FTC - Salvador - Bahia.

Luciana Santos França, Faculdade de Medicina - UNESC

Acadêmica de Medicina da UNESC. Centro Universitário do Espirito Santo - ES.

Alcina Maria Vinhaes Bittencourt, Faculdade de Medicina - UFBA

Professora Adjunta de Endocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia.

Published

2011-07-08

How to Cite

de Oliveira Andrade, L. J., Ferreira Andrade, M. H., Cruz, T., Santos França, L., Santos França, L., & Bittencourt, A. M. V. (2011). Color flow doppler ultrasonography in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, 10(1), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v10i1.4812

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