Table 1 Shear wave elasticity values, and intra- and interrater intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) agreement and coefficient of variation (CV) for E_Mean (mean elasticity) in region of interest (ROI) with the two methods (total nodular ROI with tracing total nodule and focal nodular ROI with 3 mm circle) by two raters

25.3 ± 10.0 (12.0–49.6)

24.7 ± 9.0 (12.1–40.1)

0.975 (0.983–0.990)

1.7

24.3 ± 11.7 (9.6–58.7)

24.3 ± 11.9 (9.2–59.9)

0.999 (0.997–1.000)

1.4

24.8 ± 9.0 (12.0–40.0)

24.6 ± 9.4 (9.3–41.7)

0.959 (0.895–0.984)

7.6

24.3 ± 11.7 (9.6–58.7)

26.0 ± 13.1 (10.3–60.8)

0.976 (0.933–0.991)

7.5

25.3 ± 10.0 (12.0–49.6)

24.3 ± 11.7 (9.6–58.7)

0.863 (0.653–0.946)

14.9

34.0 ± 17.2 (14.4–86.3)

39.6 ± 22.9 (16.3–115.2)

0.934 (0.842–0.973)

13.4

45.0 ± 36.8 (12.4–179.9)

36.6 ± 23.4 (10.4–111.8)

0.866 (0.693–0.945)

16.9

34.0 ± 17.2 (14.4–86.3)

33.6 ± 11.9 (11.2–53.7)

0.894 (0.730–0.958)

12.3

45.0 ± 36.8 (12.4–179.9)

37.1 ± 19.1 (11.1–93.1)

0.734 (0.347–0.894)

19.8

34.0 ± 17.2 (14.4–86.3)

45.0 ± 36.8 (12.4–179.9)

0.783 (0.443–0.915)

19.0