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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrasound Med Biol. 2022 Jun 4;48(8):1663–1671. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2022.04.218

Table 3:

Comparison of shear wave elasticity parameters between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.

Elasticity Parameter Benign Malignant p value*
Emean_trans (kPa) 21.4 ± 14.7 (45) 44.0 ± 46.7 (62) 0.03
Emax_trans (kPa) 29.0 ± 17.9 (45) 63.4 ± 64.8 (62) 0.01
fmass_trans (Hz) 82.7 ± 56.8 (45) 161.2 ± 124.8 (62) <0.001
Emean_long (kPa) 26.7 ± 17.6 (46) 63.9 ± 59.3 (66) <0.001
Emax_long (kPa) 35.5 ± 22.4 (46) 82.1 ± 71.3 (66) <0.001
fmass_long (Hz) 103.0 ± 69.7 (46) 249.0 ± 189.3 (66) <0.001

Note: Numbers are reported as mean ± standard deviation. Numbers in parentheses are the number of thyroid nodules. kPa: kilopascal; Hz: hertz.

*

p value<0.05 indicates a statistical significance.