[Use of the Echoophthalmoscope 21 in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases]

The authors utilized a Soviet apparatus Echoophthalmoscope-21 for investigation of the thyroid. Examination of 51 patients and 10 controls showed that the echographic picture and a degree of ultrasound absorption in different thyroid diseases had significant differences permitting a wide use of the above apparatus for the detection of thyroid diseases during mass screening.