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Ultrasonography Analysis

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Introduction
The central nervous system and the endocrine systems are integral components human body system. The systems support basic body functions, coordinate and complement each other to protect and instigate homeostasis by the aid of hormones (Harvey 2013, p. 15). The endocrine systems release these hormones and are then transported to the desired organs and cause-effect by the aid of receptors.
The Thyroid and Normal Anatomy of the Thyroid
The thyroid gland is one of the most important organs in the endocrine gland. It weighs between 15 and 20grams and slightly heavier in women. It is red colored, soft and located between the C5 and T1 vertebrae of column vertebral in front of the trachea and below the Larynx. The Thyroid gland consists …show more content…

2010, p.5; Ferrari 2011, p.45). More sophisticated ultrasound technologies in thyroid imaging have not only been explored by radiologists in practice but have equally attracted endocrinologists and surgeons in their clinical operations. High-resolution Ultrasonography is the regarded as the most sensitive imaging mode that is used to examine the thyroid gland and its associated disorder (Ferrari 2011, p.43). In essence, ultrasound scanning is cheap, non-invasive, widely available and do not apply any of ionic radiation. Moreover, it offers real team imaging that is key to aiding diagnostic and therapeutic intervention during thyroid disease identification (Chaudhary and Bano 2012, …show more content…

It is considered one of the most uncommon ailment that often undetected. In some instances, sonographic results are not recognizable if clinical information is not availed to the sonologist (Nishihara et al. 2015, p.21). Patients with this disease complain of physical pain and sort of neck tenderness that become hypothyroid through elevation of the erythrocyte sedimentation rates (Nishihara et al. 2015, p.21). Though most of these diagnoses are majorly clinical, neck pain prevalence calls for sonographic imaging. It is worth noting that sonography is the initial imaging study for any form of thyroid gland ailment with sonologist required to have a perquisite awareness of the presence of any form of subacute thyroiditis (Nishihara et al. 2015,

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