Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound

Parathyroid and Thyroid Ultrasound, Ultrasound, Parathyroid, Utrasound, Thyroid

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• Not being able to hold still during the procedure. Movement can interfere with the quality of the ultrasound picture.
• Having an open wound in the area that needs to be viewed.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC	Last Updated: November 30, 2006
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Tom Bailey, MD - Family Medicine Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
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