07 June 2022>: Clinical Research
Clinical Application of C-TIRADS Category and Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Differential Diagnosis of Solid Thyroid Nodules Measuring ≥1 cm
Zhuang Jin 1ABCDEF* , Yaqiong Zhu 2ABCDEF* , Yu Lei 3BF , Xin Yu 1BCD , Nan Jiang 1BCD , Yue Gao 1CF , Junying Cao 1ACDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936368
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936368
Table 3 The examination results on thyroid nodules by conventional ultrasound.
Benign | Malignant | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Solid | NA | ||
Yes | 53 | 63 | |
No | 0 | 0 | |
Markedly hypoechoic | 0.029 | ||
Yes | 7 | 19 | |
No | 46 | 44 | |
Vertical orientation | 0.003 | ||
Yes | 15 | 35 | |
No | 38 | 28 | |
Microcalcifications | |||
Yes | 4 | 36 | |
No | 49 | 27 | |
Regular | |||
Yes | 34 | 2 | |
No | 19 | 61 | |
Comet tail artifacts | 0.085 | ||
Yes | 6 | 2 | |
No | 47 | 61 | |
C-TIRADS | |||
3 | 5 | 0 | |
4a | 23 | 0 | |
4b | 11 | 9 | |
4c | 14 | 49 | |
5 | 0 | 5 |