Table 2 Emax values of benign and malignant thyroid nodules in each group.

From: Influence of lesion size on shear wave elastography in the diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Group

Emax of benign (kPa)

Emax of malignant (kPa)

p

A

22.6 (16.1,31.5)*

42.9 (31.0,58.3)#

< 0.001

B

24.4 (18.9,35.8)

64.0 (49.6,88.4)

< 0.001

C

36.1 (20.2,53.3)

87.1 (67.0,123.9)

< 0.001

  1. Values are presented as the median (interquartile range). *indicates that the comparison of Emax values among the three groups had statistical significance for benign nodules (p = 0.03); # indicates that the comparison of Emax values among the three groups had statistical significance for malignant nodules (p < 0.001).
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