Thyroid Ultrasound - Book Test at Low Cost

No, Fasting is not required for thyroid USG scan. You can take your usual meals and medications before undergoing thyroid ultrasound. 

Yes, you can drink water before this scan.

Thyroid USG scan is a painless, rapid, non-invasive and safe technique that is used to check an overactive or underactive thyroid gland or to evaluate thyroid gland for abnormalities such as nodules, cysts and tumors. It is usually recommended if any abnormality is detected on physical examination of thyroid gland or if a thyroid function test (TFT) is repeatedly abnormal.

Thyroid ultrasound is a safe procedure with no side effects as it utilizes sound waves and a computer to provide anatomical details of the thyroid gland. It doesn’t utilize ionizing radiations, and thus considered to be safe.

There are several advantages of Ultrasonography/USG thyroid gland such as: 

• More detailed visualization of thyroid gland.
• Rapid technique. 
• Non-invasive and almost painless.
• Affordable as compared to other techniques such as CT scan or MRI scan.
• Doesn’t utilize ionizing radiations.
• No need for intravenous/oral contrast agents which are usually used in the other imaging tools.
• Help in the evaluation of solid or cystic masses in the thyroid gland, localization of abnormal masses, diagnosis of Grave disease, Sub-acute thyroiditis, acute or chronic thyroiditis, Focal thyroid nodule, multi-focal thyroid nodules, thyroid malignancy, thyrotoxicosis, post-partum thyroiditis, lymphocytic thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism.

Thyroid ultrasound usually takes about 15-20 minutes for detailed evaluation. However, it may last longer depending the severity of condition and the associated co-morbid conditions.

Availability of thyroid USG report varies from centre to centre. Ganesh Diagnostic centre provide reports on the same day.

Thyroid ultrasound is known by various names such as:

• Thyroid ultrasonography
• Thyroid USG scan
• Ultrasound thyroid 
• Thyroid ultrasound test.