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Table 3 Diagnostic performance of each significant index

From: Shear wave elastography in the evaluation of level VI lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma: combined with gray-scale ultrasound ex vivo

 

Indexes

Cutoff value

AUC

Sensitivity

(%)

Specificity

(%)

score

0

1

All patients

Short diameter(mm)

2.55

0.729

64.7

78.6

< 2.55

≥2.55

S/L ratio

0.605

0.772

76.5

80.0

< 0.605

≥0.605

Emax (kPa)

29.20

0.705

70.6

71.4

< 29.2

≥29.2

ESD (kPa)

3.45

0.767

70.6

84.3

< 3.45

≥3.45

Patients without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Short diameter(mm)

2.55

0.783

64.7

91.0

< 2.55

≥2.55

S/L ratio

0.605

0.769

76.5

76.8

< 0.605

≥0.605

Emean (kPa)

21.15

0.690

76.5

73.2

< 21.15

≥21.15

Emax (kPa)

25.65

0.779

76.5

76.8

< 25.65

≥25.65

ESD (kPa)

3.45

0.822

70.6

91.1

< 3.45

≥3.45