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. 2024 Dec 20;16:2221–2230. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S490565

Table 2.

Correlation Between SWE Parameters and Pathology in Non-Mass-Like Lesions

Variables Benign (n=58) Malignant (n=60) P value Az value Cutoff point Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%)
Stiff rim sign(yes/no) 10/58 50/60 <0.001 0.822 Yes 83.3% 81%
Emean(kPa) 34.78±14.65 45.94±12.63 <0.001 0.722 34.23 88.3% 56.9%
Emax(kPa) 65.64[44.28,84.30] 109.31[81.73,152.33] <0.001 0.796 79.47 76.7% 74.1%
Emin(kPa) 15.57[8.68,21.11] 16.65[11.26,24.40] 0.162 0.575 22.02 35.0% 81.0%
Esd 9.38[6.70,12.38] 13.64[10.46,19.22] <0.001 0.724 11.18 70.0% 70.7%
Esmean(kPa) 33.45[24.24,43.92] 49.91[41.95,56.08] <0.001 0.754 44.32 73.3% 75.9%
Esmax(kPa) 66.64[52.06,92.36] 127.12[100.92,163.41] <0.001 0.807 98.01 78.3% 81.0%
Esmin(kPa) 12.47[6.47,18.09] 14.31[7.22,18.89] 0.403 0.545 16.38 43.3% 70.7%
Essd 11.52[8.05,15.34] 18.61[13.18,23.37] <0.001 0.773 12.90 80.0% 67.2%
Elsmean(kPa) 33.12[24.34,44.34] 48.20[41.24,54.40] <0.001 0.748 34.27 90.0% 55.2%
Elsmax(kPa) 70.72[52.06,92.97] 135.05[106.84,175.50] <0.001 0.820 98.56 80.0% 79.3%
Elsmin(kPa) 12.15[6.47,17.39] 14.00[6.69,18.70] 0.527 0.534 18.07 35.0% 79.3%
Elssd 10.52[7.94,15.08] 15.43[12.84,21.49] <0.001 0.751 11.69 86.7% 62.1%

Abbreviations: Emean, mean elastic modulus for lesion; Emax, maximum elastic modulus for lesion; Emin, minimum elastic modulus for lesion; Esd, elastic modulus standard deviation for lesion; Esmean, mean elastic modulus for shell; Esmax, maximum elastic modulus for shell; Esmin, minimum elastic modulus for shell; Essd, elastic modulus standard deviation for shell; Elsmean, mean elastic modulus for lesion plus shell; Elsmax, maximum elastic modulus for lesion plus shell; Elsmin, minimum elastic modulus for lesion plus shell; Elssd, standard deviation of elastic modulus for lesion plus shell.