Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of cases with thyroid nodules
From: A deep learning based ultrasound diagnostic tool driven by 3D visualization of thyroid nodules
Characteristics | Training set (static images) | Internal test set (static images) | External testing set (dynamic video) |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of cases | 4569 | 509 | 150 |
Mean Age(y) | 49 ± 13 (11-87) | 49 ± 12 (16-76) | 47 ± 11(22-77) |
<55 | 3030 (66%) | 347 (68%) | 112 (75%) |
≥55 | 1539 (34%) | 162 (32%) | 38 (25%) |
Sex | |||
Male | 1101 (24%) | 98 (19%) | 34 (23%) |
Female | 3468 (76%) | 411 (81%) | 116 (77%) |
Pathology | |||
Benign | 2072 (45%) | 231 (45%) | 66 (44%) |
Malignant | 2497 (55%) | 278 (55%) | 84 (56%) |
Mean Size(mm) | |||
Long diameter | – | – | 11.8 ± 9.7 (1.8-54.5) |
Vertical diameter | – | – | 8.8 ± 5.7 (2.2-33.8) |
Horizontal diameter | – | – | 9.7 ± 7.5 (1.9-38.9) |
