Imaging of the thyroid gland.

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Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Right lobe, transverse section

Left lobe, longitudinal section

Woman, 51 y. o.
Enlarged gland; very echopoor structure due to the presence of oedema, with echogenic bands due to fibrosis.
Increased TSH with normal thyroxine (subclinical hypothyroidism); strongly positive thyroid peroxidase antibodies.

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