Early Detection of Thyroid Gland Disorders for Students in the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Saeed Bafaraj, Ibrahim Abbas, Saddig Jastaniah, Hanan Abbas, Alamin Musa

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.4236/ojmi.2015.51005                

Abstract

In this study 70 male students were participated to determine the thyroid disorder through ultrasonography. Thyroid scan was done in 70 students prospectively with no indicative of thyroid disease (age of 19 - 23 yrs). Thyroid scan for students who participated the study took place in the department of Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University by using an IU 22 Philips ultrasound machine with a 5 - 12 MHz linear transducer. Among the total number of the subjects, 26% was found with abnormal ultrasound findings, 17% of them with cystic nodule, while solid and mixed nodule represented 4% for each. The high rate of abnormal findings of thyroid gland in the study suggested that screening using ultrasound scan was useful in detecting early thyroid disorders.

Keywords

Thyroid Disorders, Thyroid Sonography, Thyroid Nodule

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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