Synopses & Reviews
Diagnostic Methods in Clinical Thyroidology provides a forum for discussion of controversial issues in three major categories: diagnosis of thyroid function, non-invasive evaluation of structural abnormalities, and needle biopsy diagnosis of thyroid nodules. For each category, a free interchange of ideas based on extensive clinical experience is followed by a summary that strives to resolve these controversial issues within a framework of sound clinical practice. The volume will this serve as a ready reference for the many physicians who evaluate thyroid patients.
Synopsis
Diagnostic Methods in Clinical Thyroidology provides a forum for discussion of controversial issues in three major categories: diagnosis of thyroid function, non-invasive evaluation of structural abnormalities, and needle biopsy diagnosis of thyroid nodules. For each category, a free interchange of ideas based on extensive clinical experience is followed by a summary that strives to resolve these controversial issues within a framework of sound clinical practice. The volume will this serve as a ready reference for the many physicians who evaluate thyroid patients.
Table of Contents
Contents: Diagnosis of Thyroid Function: Abnormal Thyroid Function Test Results in Euthyroid Patients.- Clinical Importance of Abnormal Thyroid Function Test Results in Patients with Nonthyroidal Illness.- Supersensitive Thyrotropin Assays.- Strategies for Cost-Effective Thyroid Function Testing with Modern Methods.- Use of Modern Thyroid Tests in Illustrative Ambulatory Patients.-
Noninvasive Evaluation of Structural Abnormalities of the Thyroid: Clinical Usefullness of Serum Thyroglobulin Assays.- Thyroid Imaging: Indications and Limitations.- Postoperative Evaluation of Thyroid Cancer Patients for Adequacy of Surgery, and for Need of 131l Therapy.-
Needle Biopsy Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules: Coarse-Needle Biopsy of the Thyroid.- Fine-Needle Biopsy: Extended Observations.- Index.