01 June 2025 : Clinical Research
An Enhanced Diagnostic Model for Incidental Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Using T2-Weighted and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging
Fei-fei Chen ABCDEF 1,2, Wen-bin Guo BC 1,2, Wang Chai B 1,2, Wei-feng Guan AD 1,2, Xiao-quan Xu A 3, Yue-ling Ren AG 1,2*, Zhi-jiang Han AE 4DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946759
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946759
Table 1 Rank sum test to evaluate the differences in T2WI grayscale ratio and various DWI parameters between paired samples from HT and non-HT groups.
| Variables | Non-HT (n=25) | HT (n=25) | Diff (95% CI) | z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/M | 1.71 (1.58,1.81) | 1.95 (1.72,2.17) | −0.30 (−0.42,−0.12) | 3.22 | 0.001 |
| T/Tr | 7.20 (3.06,8.30) | 9.16 (8.13,11.10) | −2.80 (−4.69,−1.07) | 2.87 | 0.004 |
| T/L | 1.26 (1.10,1.44) | 1.58 (1.47,1.70) | −0.33 (−0.49,−0.16) | 3.75 | <0.001 |
| ADC | 1.48 (1.31,1.54) | 1.14 (1.07,1.21) | 0.29 (0.19,0.39) | 4.13 | <0.001 |
| D | 0.96 (0.80,1.04) | 0.74 (0.69,0.81) | 0.13 (0.06,0.23) | 3.27 | 0.001 |
| D | 2.43 (1.76,3.87) | 2.39 (1.60,2.75) | 0.58 (−0.24,1.09) | 1.39 | 0.166 |
| f | 0.38 (0.33,0.41) | 0.32 (0.27,0.36) | 0.07 (0.01,0.11) | 2.19 | 0.028 |
| HT – Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; non-HT – who were not diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis; CI – confidence interval; T/M – thyroid-to-muscle; T/Tr – thyroid-to-trachea; T/L – thyroid-to-lipid; ADC – apparent diffusion coefficient. | |||||