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A, Enhanced CT of the neck shows an enlarged and hypodense thyroid gland surrounding the trachea and compressing the esophagus. Note the small piece of normal enhancing thyroid tissue (arrow).
B and C, T1-weighted (560/25/2 [TR/TE/excitations]) unenhanced (B) and fast spin-echo T2-weighted (3800/96/3) (C) MR images of the neck showing the enlarged and diffusely hypointense thyroid gland with a small piece of thyroid tissue with normal intensity (arrow).
D, T1-weighted (560/25/2) MR image after administration of gadolinium shows an extremely diminished enhancement of most of the thyroid gland. Note the anteriorly located normal thyroid tissue with normal homogenous enhancement (arrow).
