Detection of the Single-Session Complete Ablation Rate by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound during Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Nodule size (cm)</td><td class="align_center">Ablated nodule (<i>n</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Completely ablated nodule (<i>n</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Ablation rate (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">≤2</td><td class="align_center">46</td><td class="align_center">43</td><td class="align_center">93.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">2-3</td><td class="align_center">54</td><td class="align_center">38</td><td class="align_center">70.3</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">≥3</td><td class="align_center">18</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">61.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

CEUS evaluation of the nodular single-session complete ablation rate after LA.

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Table 1: Detection of the Single-Session Complete Ablation Rate by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound during Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study 

Table 1 | Detection of the Single-Session Complete Ablation Rate by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound during Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Study 