Review Article
Strain US Elastography for the Characterization of Thyroid Nodules: Advantages and Limitation
Table 2
Diagnostic performance of semiquantitative SE with strain ratio for elasticity evaluation, in selected studies.
| Study | Number of nodules | Sensitivity % | Specificity % | Reference standard |
| Dighe et al., 2008 [38] | 62 | 100 | 79 | FNAB or surgery |
Vorländer et al., 2010 [63] | 309 | 43.2 | Not referred | Surgery | Cakir et al., 2011 [64] | 391 | 73 | 70 | Surgery | Cantisani et al., 2014 [53] | 354 | 93 | 92 | FNAB or surgery |
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Dighe et al. [38] used carotid artery compression SE.
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