Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) and ultrasonic elastography (UE) in diagnosis of thyroid nodules by a binary Logistic regression model.
METHODS: A total 149 cases with thyroid nodules were examed by CEUS and UE and were confirmed by surgical pathology. A Logistic model was obtained on the basis of ultrasonographic features. Receiver operator characteris(ROC) curve was constructed to assess the performance of the Logistic model.
RESULTS: Four ultrasonographic features including calcification, enhancement degree, biggest perfusion strength and elastic score were finally entered into the Logistic model. The percentage of correct prediction was 91.90%.
CONCLUSION: Both CEUS and UE have high value in differential diagnosis of thyroid nodules and the Logistic regression model has high diagnostic rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 495-498 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2013 |
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