Barraclough B M, Barraclough B H
Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales 2076, Australia.
World J Surg. 2000 Feb;24(2):158-65. doi: 10.1007/s002689910028.
The superficial position of thyroid and parathyroid glands facilitates the use of diagnostic ultrasound (US) as an imaging technique. Techniques of image acquisition and interpretation are described in detail. Size and morphology of glands can be defined easily. The most important use of US guided biopsy in relation to thyroid and parathyroid glands is to increase diagnostic accuracy.
甲状腺和甲状旁腺的浅表位置便于将诊断性超声（US）用作一种成像技术。详细描述了图像采集和解读技术。腺体的大小和形态能够轻易确定。超声引导下活检在甲状腺和甲状旁腺方面的最重要用途是提高诊断准确性。
