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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Radiol. 2018 Mar 21;25(11):1388–1397. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.02.025

Table 3.

Comparison of CUSE diagnostic performance respect to elasticity parameters and transducer orientation for Bethesda category II and VI.

Cutoff (kPa) AUC (95% CI) Sensitivity (95% CI) Specificity (95% CI)
Emean-L 48.40 0.91 (0.851 – 0.955) 95.45% (77.2 – 99.9) 83.33% (74.9 – 89.8)
Emean-T 40.63 0.91 (0.840 – 0.950) 94.12% (71.3 – 99.9) 84.04% (76.2– 90.6)
Emax-L 108.48 0.92 (0.864 – 0.963) 95.45% (77.2 – 99.9) 84.04% (79.2 – 92.7)
Emax-T 82.69 0.90 (0.829 – 0.943) 94.12% (71.3 – 99.9) 78.90% (70.0 – 86.1)
Emean-L∩T 49.09 0.92(0.857 – 0.962) 94.12% (71.3 – 99.9) 86.67% (78.6 – 92.5)
Emax-L∩T 103.72 0.93(0.864 – 0.966) 94.12% (71.3 – 99.9) 87.62% (79.8 – 93.2)
Emean-L∪T 49.09 0.92 (0.864 – 0.962) 95.45% (77.2 – 99.9) 86.61% (78.9 – 92.3)
Emax-L∪T 105.61 0.93 (0.872 – 0.966) 95.45% (72.2 – 99.9) 86.61% (78.9 – 92.3)

AUC, area under the curve; CI, confidence interval; Emean, mean elasticity; Emax, maximum elasticity; L, Longitudinal; T, Transverse; L∩T,: group of nodules with transverse and longitudinal measurements; L∪T, group of nodules with transverse and/or longitudinal measurements.