Table 6 Comparison of Positive Predictive Value in Thyroid Nodules with Echogenic foci Types with different TIRADS Category Combination
Echogenic foci | TIRADS | PPV | TIRADS | PPV | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type 1 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 90.5 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 32.2 | < 0.001 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 87.8 | K-TIRADSa | 31.4 | < 0.001 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 87.1 | ATAa | 20.0 | < 0.001 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 78.3 | Russ et al. (< 4B) | 27.8 | < 0.001 | |
Type 2 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 91.9 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 47.1 | < 0.001 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 85.0 | K-TIRADSa | 57.1 | 0.579 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 84.8 | ATAa | 33.3 | 0.083 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 83.0 | Russ et al. (<4B) | 42.9 | 0.036 | |
Type 3 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 90.9 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 45.8 | < 0.001 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 83.8 | K-TIRADSa | 38.6 | < 0.001 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 84.2 | ATAa | 10.5 | < 0.001 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 73.5 | Russ et al. (<4B) | 37.8 | < 0.001 | |
Type 4 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 50.0 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 40.0 | > 0.999 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 75.0 | K-TIRADSa | 34.8 | 0.237 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 75.0 | ATAa | 16.7 | 0.191 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 66.7 | Russ et al. (<4B) | 33.3 | 0.187 | |
Type 5 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 66.7 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 20.0 | 0.120 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 80.0 | K-TIRADSa | 18.8 | 0.025 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 80.0 | ATAa | 16.7 | 0.080 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 66.7 | Russ et al. (<4B) | 20.0 | 0.120 | |
Type 6 | Web-based TIRADS (≥ 8) | 90.5 | Web-based TIRADS (< 8) | 55.0 | 0.015 |
K-TIRADS High Suspicion | 95.8 | K-TIRADSa | 41.2 | < 0.001 | |
ATA High Suspicion | 96.0 | ATAa | 33.3 | < 0.001 | |
Russ et al. (≥ 4B) | 89.3 | Russ et al. (< 4B) | 38.5 | < 0.001 |