Thyroid Imaging in Infants

Marina Goldis; Lindsey Waldman; Otilia Marginean; Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg; Robert Rapaport

doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2016.02.005

Thyroid Imaging in Infants

Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2016 Jun;45(2):255-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2016.02.005.

Authors

Marina Goldis¹, Lindsey Waldman², Otilia Marginean³, Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg⁴, Robert Rapaport⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: marina.goldis@mountsinai.org.
² Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
³ 1st Paediatric Clinic of Victor Babes, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300011 Iosif Nemoianu, nr 2-3, Timisoara, Romania; Paediatric Endocrinology Department of Louis Turcanu, Children Clinical Hospital, Timisoara, Romania.
⁴ Radiology and Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai; Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA.
⁵ Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; Radiology and Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA; Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai.

PMID: 27241963
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2016.02.005

Abstract

Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation. It is important to know the cause of each patient's thyroid dysfunction to foresee the course of therapy and outcomes. Imaging methods, such as ultrasound and thyroid scan, help determine the anatomy and function of the thyroid gland. Although thyroid scan is considered superior in detecting ectopic thyroid tissue, ultrasound is able to detect the presence of thyroid tissue not otherwise visualized in 15% of patients.

Keywords: Congenital; Hypothyroidism; Newborn; Radioisotope imaging; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Congenital Hypothyroidism / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant
Thyroid Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging*
Ultrasonography