Long-Term Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Laser Ablation for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A 5-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 1

Clinical and treatment characteristics for 105 PTMC patients included in this study.

Characteristics ()
Female : male, number (%)	74 (70.5) : 31 (29.5)
Age (years)	(23–68)
Nodule location, (%)
Left lobe	44 (41.9%)
Right lobe	61 (58.1%)
Largest diameter of the nodule (mm)	(4.5–9.8)
Nodule volume (mm^3)	(20.28–416.56)
Duration of ablation procedure (min)	(2.2–4.8)
Gross energy (J)	(396–864)
Follow-up (months)	(60–96)