Table 1. The clinical information, comparison between PAI and US, and histology results.
|
Case No. |
Sex | Age | Lesion Depth* (cm) |
Size (mm) |
PA vs CDFI | Histological diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 51 | 1.5 | 7 | PA showed more signals than CDFI | Left lobe papillary thyroid micro- carcinoma (PTMC), with peri-thyroid tissue invasion |
| 2 | F | 54 | 1.3 | 5 | PA showed more intra-nodular signal than CDFI | Left lobe PTMC with follicular variation |
| 3 | F | 52 | 1.8 | 5 | Due to depth limitation, PA only showed more signals in upper-half of the tumor than CDFI | Left lobe PTMC |
| 4 | F | 55 | 1.5 | 5 | PA showed more intra-nodular signal than CDFI | Left lobe PTMC |
| 5 | F | 62 | 1.2 | 7 | PA showed similar vascular information with CDFI | Right lobe PTMC |
| 6 | M | 39 | 1.3 | 3 | PA showed more peri-nodular signal than CDFI | Left lobe PTMC |
| 7 | F | 38 | 1.5 | 11 | PA showed similar vascular information with CDFI | Left lobe PTC with large area of intra- tumor necrosis |
| 8 | F | 23 | 1.3 | 9 | PA showed more signal in tumor and anterior thyroid capsular | Right lobe PTC, with invasion of anterior thyroid capsular and peripheral muscles. Ki67: 1%, VEGF + CD34: + + |
| 9 | F | 37 | 1.5 | 13 | PA showed more signals than CDFI | Right lobe PTC, with invasion to thyroid capsular and peripheral tissues. CD34 + + + Ki67 2%, VEGF + |
| 10 | M | 43 | Left lobe: 2.5 | 4 | PA showed similar vascular information with CDFI | Left and right lobe PTMC. Ki67 5%, VEGF + , Calectin-3 + , CydinD1 + , CD34 + + |
| Right lobe: 3.5 | 7 | CDFI showed more vascular information |
*From the gel surface to the central of lesion.