ADVANCED THYROID AND PARATHYROID ULTRASOUND

1. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound: Comprehensive and Problem-Focused Point-of-Care Utilization in Clinical Practice
2. Key Components of a Comprehensive Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Report
3. Pathways to Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound Certification
4. Selection and Setup of Ultrasound in Point-of-Care Medical Practice
5. Principles of Ultrasound and Applied Ultrasound Physics Relevant for Advanced Sonographers
6. Principles of Color and Power Doppler in Neck Ultrasound Imaging
7. 3D Ultrasound
8. Elastography: Applications and Limitations of a New Technology
9. Normal Thyroid Appearance and Anatomic Landmarks in Neck Ultrasound
10. Feature Illustration: Echogenicity, Composition, and Shape
11. Feature Illustration: Thyroid Nodule Margins and Extrathyroidal Extension and Invasion
12. Feature Illustration: Hyperechoic Foci and Calcifications
13. Feature Illustration: Vascularity
14. The Application of Sonographic Patterns to Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules
15. Challenges in Pattern Recognition: Navigating Assessment of Thyroid Features and the Subjectivity of Ultrasound Interpretation
16. Pattern Recognition: Diffuse Thyroid Disease
17. Pattern Recognition: Uncommon Clinical Scenarios
18. Pattern Recognition of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules: Ultrasound Characteristics and Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules
19. Rationale for the Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in the Setting of Thyroid Cancer
20. Normal Cervical Lymph Node Appearance and Anatomic Landmarks in Neck Ultrasound
21. Sonographic Appearance of Abnormal Cervical Lymph Nodes in the Preoperative and Reoperative/“Empty” Neck: A Surgeon’s Perspective
22. Ultrasound Characteristics and Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Lymph Nodes in the Cervical Soft Tissues: A Radiology Perspective
23. Ultrasound Characteristics of Non-endocrine Cervical Pathology
24. Ultrasound and FNA in Parathyroid Disease: Fundamentals of Appearance and Evaluation of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands
25. Ultrasound as a Localization Technique in Hyperparathyroidism
26. Ultrasound Case Vignettes: Multigland Parathyroid Disease
27. Parathyroid Ultrasound Imaging: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Tips
28. The Procedure of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of Thyroid and Cervical Lymph Nodes: Technical Steps, Pitfalls, and Pearls
29. The Preparation of Biopsy Specimens for Routine and Molecular Cytology: Technical Steps, Pearls, and Pitfalls
30. Cytomorphology of Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid
31. Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography: Clinical Variables
32. Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography: Technical Performance and Interpretation
33. The Role of Ultrasound in Determining Eligibility for Remote Access/Robotic Surgery and Cosmetic Incision Placement
34. Intraoperative Use of Ultrasound in Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Cervical Lymph Node Surgery
35. Alcohol Ablation of Thyroid and Parathyroid Lesions and Lymph Nodes
36. HIFU and RFA Ablation for Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease
37. Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation
38. Ultrasound for Surgeons: What I Learned from Lifetime Practice
39. Ultrasound for Otolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons: What I Learned from Lifetime Practice
40. Ultrasound for Endocrinologists: What I Learned from Lifetime Practice
41. Ultrasound for Radiologists: What I Learned from Lifetime Practice

This text provides a comprehensive review of ultrasound in thyroid and parathyroid diseases. These topics are presented from a vantage point of complex decision-making encountered in real clinical scenarios. The sections are organized according to a logical structure covering benign and malignant thyroid conditions, parathyroid disease, and ultrasound technology, ultrasound-guided interventions, and innovations. The style of the chapters provide practical, actionable information that is richly illustrated with figures and links to video cine-clips. The chapter topics aim to show how different specialists uniquely apply ultrasound in given clinical scenarios. The text illustrates the optimal incorporation of current practice guidelines, as this remains varied and inconsistent among clinicians. The content is written by invited experts who perform ultrasound in their daily clinical practices and participate in teaching ultrasound nationally and internationally. It conveys the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information in an interactive and visual format.
Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound fills a gap in currently available resources by serving as a single resource unifying information relevant to multiple specialists interested in advanced thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound. It provides a practical, concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management.

Features
• Richly illustrated with figures and links to video cine-clips
• Provides a single resource unifying information relevant to multiple specialists
• Written by experts who perform ultrasound in their daily clinical practices