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Article: Is There a Relationship Between Vascularity and Echogenicity of Thyroid Lobes in Ultrasonography With BMI? A Large Retrospective Cohort Study

Authors: Sahar Sobhani, Forough Kalantari, MD, Seyed Rasoul Zakavi, MD, Susan Shafiei, MD, Elahe Ebrahimi Miandehi, Saeed Eslami, MD, and Atena Aghaee, MD, IBNM

Category: Abdomen [AB]

Credit: 0.50 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article you will be able to:

• Describe the relationship of BMI to thyroid appearance.

• Discuss the use of ultrasound in examining the thyroid.

• Explain the problems obesity can cause on the body.

1. In this study, hypoechogenicity was defined as echogenicity:

2. Less than the strap muscle

3. Greater than the sternocleidomastoid muscle

4. Less than the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Hypervascularity was defined as:

Greater than 3 vessels visualized

Less than 3 vessels visualized

Greater than 5 vessels visualized

Less than 5 vessels visualized

In a study correlating BMI and thyroid volume, after 6 months of treatment for obesity, which of the following showed up?

Volume decreased in men

Volume decreased in women

Vascularity decreased in men

Vascularity decreased in women

Based on this study, which of the following was found?

BMI of greater than 25 was highly associated with hypoechogenicity

Serum TSH was lower in patients with BMI of greater than 25 kg/m2

There was a positive correlation between heterogenity and echogenicity compared with BMI

There was a positive correlation between graded vascularity of left thyroid lobe and BMI

Which of the following is considered a disease caused by obesity?

Thyroiditis

Cardiovascular disease

Gout

Sinusitis