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Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound: An Effective Method for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Mummified Thyroid Nodules

Table 3

Comparison of CEUS parameters between the low-enhancement and the PTC groups.

ParametersLow-enhancement groupPTC group

IMAX (%), median (interquartile spacing)Reference100.00 ± 0.00100.00 ± 0.001.000
Analysis46.82 (29.56,64.71)52.46 (28.16,78.94)0.731
1. Parametric67.88 (48.53,78.65)52.83 (36.82,94.47)0.356
2. Parametric20.98 (11.23,31.64)37.90 (21.33,71.76)0.012

RT (s), median (interquartile spacing)Reference5.17 (3.50,7.59)4.96 (3.50,7.62)0.611
Analysis5.47 (4.09,8.25)5.65 (3.71,7.68)0.531
1. Parametric5.32 (4.00,7.87)5.46 (3.69,7.10)0.601
2. Parametric8.07 (4.42,13.08)6.05 (4.23,8.91)0.137

TTP (s), median (interquartile spacing)Reference6.49 (4.53,8.60)6.85 (5.43,8.21)0.620
Analysis7.39 (4.46,9.57)6.52 (5.31,8.33)0.339
1. Parametric7.39 (4.46,8.85)6.54 (5.18,7.90)0.335
2. Parametric8.62 (5.31,13.93)6.70 (5.22,9.30)0.036

mTT (s), median (interquartile spacing)Reference20.28 (9.34,51.35)30.49 (10.06,92.11)0.205
Analysis22.63 (14.65,58,58)28.61 (11.81,105.99)0.620
1. Parametric20.72 (11.86,43.12)28.54 (11.97,95.40)0.441
2. Parametric40.00 (22.29,109.72)44.08 (21.49,101.44)0.851