Pneumothyroidography Direct

Direct pneumothyroidography is an x-ray method for examining the thyroid gland, in which gas (usually air) is injected directly into the tissue surrounding the thyroid gland.

With direct pneumothyroidography, the radiologist punctures the tissue around the thyroid gland with a thin needle and injects a small amount of air there. An X-ray of the neck area is then taken. In the image, the air surrounding the thyroid gland appears as a thin strip that outlines and reveals the shape of the gland itself.

This method allows you to study in detail the anatomy of the thyroid gland, identify the presence of nodes or cysts, and also assess the condition of the surrounding tissues. However, at present, direct pneumothyroidography is used quite rarely, giving way to more modern and informative methods of visualizing the thyroid gland, such as ultrasound, radioisotope scintigraphy, CT and MRI. However, this method can still be used in some cases.

"Pneumothyroid puncture (P.P.) is a method of direct injection of gas or air into the capsule of the thyroid gland (thyroid sac) to create a communication channel between the fiber and the cavity of the gland. Other formulations: insufflation of the fiber surrounding the thyroid gland, puncture of the mesentery of the thyroid fiber and thyroid gland through a puncture of the tissue (capsule), puncture catheterization of the gland tissue, intraperitoneal injection of gas into the parathyroid gland, which is shifted to the area of ​​the thyroid lobes.