Table 3 The used 13 features for comparison
Variable | Name/Description |
|---|---|
X1 | Gender/Sex |
X2 | irregular margins |
X3 | ill-defined borders |
X4 | taller-than-wide shape |
X5 | hypoechogenicity or marked hypoechogenicity |
X6 | microcalcification |
X7 | posterior echo attenuation |
X8 | a peripheral acoustic halo |
X9 | an interrupted thyroid capsule |
X10 | central vascularity |
X11 | suspected cervical lymph node metastasis |
X12 | strain elastosonography |
X13 | contrast-enhanced ultrasound |