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Fig. 3

From: Clinical value of grayscale ultrasound combined with real-time shear wave elastography nomogram in risk prediction of thyroid cancer

Fig. 3

Example of the nomogram in use. (a), (b) Patient one with thyroid nodule (white arrow) with irregular margin, wider-than-tall shape, hypoechoic, punctate echogenic foci, SWE-Max of 132.5 kPa, and SWE-ratio of 5.0. (c) Risk of malignancy calculated by nomogram was more than 90%. (d, ×40) Pathological result confirms papillary thyroid carcinoma. (e),(f) Patient two with thyroid nodule (white arrow) with ill-defined margin, wider-than-tall shape, hypoechoic, punctate echogenic foci, SWE-Max of 32.2 kPa, and SWE-Ratio of 1.9. (g) Risk of less than 12%. (h, ×40) Pathological result demonstrates nodular goiter with cystic degeneration

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