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. 2017 Jan 20;7:41216. doi: 10.1038/srep41216

Table 1. Medians (IQRs) of elasticity values in kilopascals (kPa) of malignant and benign masses measured on 2D and 3D SWE acquisitions.

  Benign Malignant p value
2D SWE
 ESDU 6.40 (4.37–8.43) 15.50 (11.63–24.07) <0.0001
 ESDE 6.80 (4.93–9.30) 21.63 (16.20–27.83) <0.0001
 Emax 42.23 (30.03–51.67) 139.90 (108.80–177.53) <0.0001
3D SWE
 ESDU 7.00 (5.23–8.80) 16.23 (11.43–24.97) <0.0001
 ESDE 7.70 (6.00–10.30) 20.27 (16.53–27.20) <0.0001
 Emax 78.00 (48.00–110.70) 185.40 (154.90–220.00) <0.0001

2D = two-dimensional, 3D = three-dimensional, SWE = shear wave elastography, IQR = interquartile range.