Table 2 Sonographic features of thyroid nodules with indeterminate elastography.
Sonographic features | Benign (n = 115) | Malignant (n = 129) | Total (n = 244) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Border | 0.001 | |||
Clear | 59 | 38 | 97 | |
Obscure | 56 | 91 | 147 | |
Margin | 0.000 | |||
Regular | 55 | 26 | 81 | |
Irregular | 60 | 103 | 163 | |
Echogenicity | 0.000 | |||
Hypoechoic | 91 | 122 | 213 | |
Isoechoic | ||||
Hyperechoic | 24 | 7 | 31 | |
Echocomplex | ||||
Echohomogeneity | 0.000 | |||
Homogeneous | 16 | 2 | 18 | |
Inhomogeneous | 99 | 127 | 226 | |
Microcalcification | 0.001 | |||
Present | 31 | 61 | 92 | |
Absent | 84 | 68 | 152 | |
Vascular degree | 0.813 | |||
None | 29 | 26 | 55 | |
Low | 57 | 68 | 125 | |
Medium | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
High | 27 | 32 | 59 | |
Vascular distribution | 0.275 | |||
None | 29 | 26 | 55 | |
Peripheral | 8 | 16 | 24 | |
Internal | 78 | 87 | 165 |
