Thyroid Ultrasound in Colombia
Dr. Jorge Vives is a radiologist: he takes the images, reads them himself and explains the result in the same visit, with no needles, no radiation and no preparation. If a nodule is found, you leave knowing its TI-RADS category and what the next step is.
Radiologist
Specialist, Universidad de Cartagena
Since 2014
Dedicated to ultrasound and Doppler
Same day
Report explained during the visit
Same-day report
Explained to you in the same visit
- WHAT THE STUDY IS
What is a thyroid ultrasound?
It is an ultrasound study that looks at the thyroid gland through the neck, with no needles and no radiation. It shows the size of the gland, whether there are nodules in it, and what each nodule looks like in detail. What it does not do is measure how the gland works: blood tests do that. The two answer different questions and your doctor usually asks for both.
- WHEN IT IS RECOMMENDED
When is a thyroid ultrasound recommended?
This study makes sense when there is a concrete reason for it. If you have no symptoms, no abnormal blood work and no family history, having one just in case tends to find small nodules that were never going to cause trouble.
A lump in the neck
You felt it yourself, or your doctor found it at a check-up.
Abnormal thyroid blood tests
Your blood work came back out of range and the gland needs to be seen.
Symptoms that point to the thyroid
Lasting tiredness, weight changes you cannot explain, or trouble handling cold or heat.
Family history
Someone in your family had thyroid disease or thyroid cancer.
Follow-up of a known nodule
One has already been found and it is time to see whether it changed in size or appearance.
Previous radiation to the neck
You had radiation therapy to the area at some point.
- HOW IT WORKS
Your visit, step by step
One visit, with no preparation beforehand.
You arrive with no preparation
The gland is examined
TI-RADS classification
The result explained
- THE ESSENTIALS
Six things worth knowing beforehand
What patients usually want to know before they book.
No radiation
It is ultrasound: no X-rays and no contrast agent.
No preparation
No fasting and no medication to stop.
15 to 20 minutes
In and out in a single visit.
Dr. Vives reads it
The same radiologist who takes the images writes the report.
Same-day report
With the finding explained, not by phone days later.
TI-RADS classification
The international standard, applied to your report.
TI-RADS classification
What does the TI-RADS
in your report mean?
The radiologist scores five features of the image — composition, echogenicity, shape, margin and echogenic foci — and the total places the nodule in one of five categories. That category and the size of the nodule are what decide whether a biopsy, a follow-up scan or nothing at all is needed.
Cross-section of a thyroid. The circle marks a nodule: the part that gets scored and classified.
What you leave the visit with
- The full study of the gland, with measurements of every nodule.
- Your TI-RADS category explained, not just written on the page.
- A written report in digital format, ready for your treating physician.
- The next step: follow-up, biopsy or nothing.
Benign
No biopsy indicated.
Not suspicious
No biopsy indicated.
Mildly suspicious
Biopsy from 2.5 cm · follow-up from 1.5 cm
Moderately suspicious
Biopsy from 1.5 cm · follow-up from 1 cm
Highly suspicious
Biopsy from 1 cm · follow-up from 0.5 cm
Reading this in your report does not replace the conversation with your treating physician. The category guides the next step; the final decision is clinical and takes your whole case into account.
Source: ACR TI-RADS White Paper, Journal of the American College of Radiology (2017) · application guide in Radiology (RSNA, 2017).
- FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY
If you are traveling from outside Colombia
You can book before you travel and get the whole study done in one appointment.
- Book from abroad through the form on this page, with no intermediaries.
- Your report the same day, so you do not need a second trip.
- Bring your blood tests and any previous ultrasound: without something to compare against, no one can say whether a nodule has changed.
Where he practices
Three cities, one schedule
Permanent office
Cartagena
CC Bocagrande, Carrera 2 #8-142, floor 2, office 218.
Scheduled dates
Bogotá
In medical cowork spaces. The address is confirmed when you book.
Scheduled dates
Medellín
In medical cowork spaces. The address is confirmed when you book.
- ABOUT THE SPECIALIST
Dr. Jorge Vives Gutiérrez
- Universidad de Cartagena
- Degree recognized in Spain
- Speaker at international congresses
- Colombian board-certified radiologist — ACR member
- Member of the CMAC and AAAM expert committees
- International speaker for the Colombian Association of Radiology
- Pioneer of ultrasound-guided facial fillers in Colombia
- Faculty: Course on Ultrasound and Intervention in Facial Aesthetics
- BOOKING
Book your thyroid ultrasound
Send us your referral or the reason for the study and we will confirm the available dates in Cartagena, Medellín or Bogotá, and the payment options.
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions about thyroid ultrasound
What patients ask most before their study.
How much does a thyroid ultrasound cost?
It depends on whether the study is ultrasound alone or also includes Doppler. Send us your referral through the form on this page and we will confirm the cost and the payment options.
Do I need to fast or prepare?
No. A thyroid ultrasound needs no fasting, no medication changes and no preparation. Just wear something that leaves the neck free.
Does it hurt, and is there radiation?
No on both counts. The only contact is the probe on your skin with warm gel.
Can I use the referral my doctor gave me?
Yes. A referral for a thyroid or neck ultrasound is valid here. Bring it: it says what your doctor was looking for, and that shapes the study.
What are the risks, and are there contraindications?
There are no known risks from the scan itself: sound waves, no radiation, nothing injected, and it is not contraindicated in pregnancy. The downside worth knowing is that an ultrasound can find a small nodule that was never going to cause trouble, and following it up means more visits. Tell us when you book if you have an open wound or a dressing on the neck, since the probe has to touch the skin.
What are the limits of this study?
An ultrasound describes how a nodule looks, not what it is made of. It can say how suspicious a nodule appears and whether a needle sample is worth taking, but a diagnosis comes from a sample under the microscope. It says nothing about thyroid function either; your blood tests cover that.
Does it replace my check-ups?
No. It is an imaging study that adds to your medical follow-up, it does not replace it. The report goes to your treating physician, who decides what happens next.