Shear Wave Elastography versus Strain Elastography in Diagnosing Parathyroid Adenomas

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Mean SWE (kPa)</td><td class="align_center">Min SWE (kPa)</td><td class="align_center">Max SWE (kPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Parathyroid adenoma</td><td class="align_center">4.74 ± 2.745</td><td class="align_center">1 ± 0.434</td><td class="align_center">11 ± 6.266</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thyroid tissue</td><td class="align_center">11.718 ± 4.206</td><td class="align_center">7.013 ± 4.532</td><td class="align_center">18.133 ± 7.789</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Muscle tissue</td><td class="align_center">16.362 ± 3.829</td><td class="align_center">11.412 ± 4.097</td><td class="align_center">25.518 ± 7.933</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>2D-SWE results: mean value ± SD.</div>

International Journal of Endocrinology

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Table 3: Shear Wave Elastography versus Strain Elastography in Diagnosing Parathyroid Adenomas 