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Table 3 Elastography findings

From: Prevalence of thyroid carcinoma in nodules with thy 3 cytology: the role of preoperative ultrasonography and strain elastography

Characteristics

Overall

Benign Thy3

Malignant Thy3

P - value†

Odds ratio (95% credible Interval)

Adjusted odds ratioa (95% credible interval)

Scores 1 & 2 (Soft)

22 (27.84)

22 (100)

0 (0)

0.02

Ref

Ref

Scores 3 & 4 (Hard)

57 (72.15)

44 (77.19)

13 (22.80)

 

20.77 (2.22, 660.49)

19.85 (1.56, 637.13)

  1. Variables are n (%) unless stated otherwise. †p-value from Fisher’s exact test.
  2. aAdjusted for margins, ill-defined borders, taller than wide shape and Thy3.
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Thyroid Research

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