Ultrasound of thyroid gland of the child

The ultrasound examination is a quick, safe and reliable method to exclude the disease of the thyroid gland in the child, the important organ, which regulates the growth processes of the child’s organism and metabolism.

The pediatrician or pediatric endocrinologist, who noticed symptoms, indicating the possible thyroid diseases, most often orders the ultrasound of the thyroid gland. The caring parents may notice just some part of these symptoms.

Not all of them necessarily indicate the problems with thyroid; however, the consultation with the pediatrician or pediatric endocrinologist will still be needed.

The ultrasound of thyroid is also indicated as the preventive examination. This recommendation is especially important for children, belonging to the high-risk group of thyroid diseases:

• those, who have relatives with thyroid diseases in the medical history;
• those, who live in regions with a difficult ecologic situation (high radioactive level, technogenic disasters, pollution by industrial emissions etc.);
• those, who live in regions with low iodine content in the food.

Only the qualified doctors/diagnosticians perform the ultrasound examination in Oxford Medical clinic by using the newest expert-class scan, manufactured by Philips company.

During the examination, the child lies in the back, and, by moving the special ultrasound sensor on the front part of neck, the doctor examines the condition of thyroid gland, which is displayed on the monitor’s screen. The position of the organ, its volume, density and blood circulation activity are determined. After fixing the parameters of thyroid gland, the doctor draws up the report on its condition and presence of ultrasound possible diseases.

The ultrasound of thyroid gland allows detecting the signs of:

• goiter;
• hypothyroidism;
• thyroiditis;
• nodes;
• cysts;
• tumors;
• calcification formations.

The ultrasound examination is the most popular method of diagnosing the thyroid diseases thanks to its simplicity, safeness and painlessness.

The diagnosis is made thanks to the harmless ultrasound, the impact of which does not create any radiation exposure for the organism. During the ultrasound examination, the skin is not damaged; it does not need any injections or punctures, and the child does not feel any pain or even unpleasant feelings.

The examination does not need any preparation – you can undergo it immediately after the doctor orders it. There is no need either to wait for results – the image, analyzed by the doctor, is displayed on the screen in the real time regime, while the ultrasound report is issued immediately after the examination.

You can make appointment for the ultrasound of thyroid gland of your child in Oxford Medical Kyiv clinic by calling us or using the form on our website.