Relation between Structural Changes in B-mode Ultrasound Images of Thyroid parenchyma and the Presence of Thyroid Antibodies in Blood Sample

Abstract

This paper shows that B-mode ultrasound images contain weak information related to the presence or absence of antithyroid (TPOAb and TgAb)antibodies.

Keywords

• B-mode sonography
• texture analysis
• classification
• thyroid gland
• autoimmune lymphocytic thyroiditis
• thyroid antibodies