Goitre ultrasound

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Ultrasound

• Ultrasonography: This is an painless test which uses sound waves to create a picture of the internal organs. During the test, a transducer is put over your neck to form images on a computer screen. The images can tell the size of thyroid gland and whether the gland contains nodules inside.