Table 1 CEUS characteristics of benign and malignant thyroid nodules
From: Value of CEUS features in diagnosing thyroid nodules with halo sign on B-mode ultrasound
Indicator | Pathology | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Benign | Malignant | ||
Wash-in | 0.216* | ||
Earlier | 7 (16.3%) | 1 (3.2%) | |
Meantime | 30 (69.8%) | 24 (77.4%) | |
Later | 6 (14.0%) | 6 (19.4%) | |
Intensity | 0.016* | ||
Hypo-enhancement | 2 (4.7%) | 9 (29.0%) | 0.013# |
Iso-enhancement | 27 (62.8%) | 14 (45.2%) | 0.86# |
Hyper-enhancement | 14 (32.6%) | 8 (25.8%) | 0.014# |
Homogeneity | 0.212* | ||
Homogeneity | 40 (93.0%) | 25 (80.6%) | |
Heterogeneity | 3 (7.0%) | 6 (19.4%) | |
Enhanced defect | 0.052* | ||
Without | 29 (67.4%) | 27 (87.1%) | |
With | 14 (32.6%) | 4 (12.9%) | |
Enhanced pattern | 0.699* | ||
Entire | 40 (93.0%) | 27 (87.1%) | |
Centripetal | 1 (2.3%) | 2 (6.5%) | |
Eccentrical | 2 (4.7%) | 2 (6.5%) | |
Enhancing ring | 0.001* | ||
Without | 18 (41.9%) | 14 (45.2%) | 0.008# |
High | 11 (25.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.001# |
Low | 14 (32.6%) | 17 (54.8%) | 0.454# |
Wash out | 0.801* | ||
Earlier | 10 (23.3%) | 8 (25.8%) | |
Later | 33 (76.7%) | 23 (74.2%) | |