Dependence of Thyroid Sonographic Markers of Malignancy and Its Influence on the Diagnostic Value of Sonographic Findings

Table 1

Relative risks of malignancy for lesions possessing particular markers of malignancy assessed in our study.

Feature	Relative risk
Hypoechogenicity	1.48 [1.31–1.67]
Microcalcifications	2.17 [1.26–3.74]
Macrocalcifications	2.81 [1.21–6.53]
Taller than wide	3.75 [1.73–8.12]
Halo absence	1.11 [1.01–1.23]
Solid character	1.49 [1.24–1.80]
Irregular margins	2.81 [2.06–3.83]
Mean elasticity ≥38 kPa	3.07 [2.50–3.76]