TABLE 6.

Young’s modulus (kPa) and shear wave velocity (m/s) in the lymph nodes, salivary gland, and thyroid.

	Young’s modulus	Shear wave
Organs	(kPa)	velocity (m/s)
Submandibular lymph node	7.84 ± 0.71	1.62 ± 0.07
Retropharyngeal lymph node	7.29 ± 1.07	1.57 ± 0.1
Axillary lymph node	6.92 ± 0.48	1.52 ± 0.07
Medial iliac lymph node	7.92 ± 0.96	1.63 ± 0.09
Inguinal lymph node	7.18 ± 1.06	1.55 ± 0.1
Submandibular salivary gland	10.07 ± 1.38	1.83 ± 0.12
Thyroid	7.22 ± 1.02	1.57 ± 0.1

Data of normal distribution are presented as mean with SD and data of non-normal distribution are presented as the median ± interquartile range.