| Imaging method | Application | Features | Limitations | Cost |
| X-Ray | Bone structures (soft tissues at low intensity | Widely available | Radiation exposure | $300 |
| Ultrasound | Soft tissue | Widely available Accessible, noninvasive, quick, highly sensitive | Echo problems, quality, interpretation of images, inferior to cross-sectional imaging in identifying lymphadenopathy extension thyroid disease | $100 |
| CT | Brain disorders | 3-D view | Contrast agent injection required for thyroid imaging and 4 - 6 weeks wait after Iodine scan. Radiation exposure is also an issue | $800 |
| PET | Brain Disorders | Functional view of process |
| $2000 |
| MRI | Nodules as small as 4 mm detected, normal thyroid homogeneous signal intensity slightly greater than neck musculature brain and joints | Well defined view contrast agent | Injection is required for thyroid imaging | $1000 |
| Nuclear medicine | Organ and glandular diagnosis | Functional view of process | Injection is required for thyroid imaging and cant use on pregnant women | $800 |
| Thermography | Vascular diseases | Non-invasive | Small penetration | $100 |