Fig 1.
SE of a thyroid nodule in the right thyroid lobe.
Histology revealed papillary carcinoma.
Fig 2.
Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (S2000, 9L4 probe at 9MHz) with the ROI placed within a hypoechoic thyroid nodule in the left thyroid lobe measuring a velocity of 0.96 m/s.
Histology revealed benign nodule.
Fig 3.
2D-SWE with the ROI placed within a thyroid nodule in the right thyroid lobe measuring a velocity of 3.7 m/s.
Histology revealed papillary carcinoma.
Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
Fig 4.
Number of nodules that underwent FNAB and/or surgery, number of benign and malignant thyroid nodules and types of thyroid cancer.
Table 2.
Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV for malignant thyroid nodules for different ultrasound patterns (including SE, ARFI and 2D-SWE).
Fig 5.
Comparison of ROC-Curves for SE, ARFI and 2D-SWE.