Table 2 Mean and median stiffness expressed in kPa in benign and malignant lesions. On the basis of: Szczepanek-Parulska E, Woliński K, Stangierski A, Gurgul E, Biczysko M, Majewski P, Rewaj-Łosyk M, Ruchała M. Comparison of diagnostic value of conventional ultrasonography and shear wave elastography in the prediction of thyroid lesions malignancy. PLoS One. 2013; 8(11): e81532.
From: Personal experiences in ultrasonography and sonoelastography of thyroid gland
Mean | SD | median | P | range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q-box max [kPa] | |||||
Malignant | 174.2 | 90.4 | 191.3 | <0.0001 | 14.1-299.9 |
Benign | 55.6 | 59.3 | 35.1 | 1.3-298.1 | |
Q-box mean [kPa] | |||||
Malignant | 139.3 | 83.1 | 142.6 | <0.0001 | 7.8-294.0 |
Benign | 35.1 | 30.6 | 25.3 | 1.2-180.9 | |