Research Article
Superb Microvascular Imaging Compared with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Assessing Laser Ablation Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules
Table 1
General information of patients and pathologies of all thyroid nodules
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| | | n (%) |
| Gender | Male | 71 (31.56) | | Female | 154 (68.44) |
| Age, y | | 38 ± 19 (18-63) |
| Nodule location | Left lobe | 140 (54.69) | | Right lobe | 116 (45.31) |
| Nodules per lobe | Single | 194 (86.22) | | Multiple | 31 (13.78) |
| Pathological pattern | Nodular goiter | 215 (83.98) | | Adenoma | 41 (16.02) |
| Ablation fibers | | 1. 32 ± 0.51(1~3) | Duration of ablation procedure, min | | 26.8 ± 11.2(16.2~54.0) | Gross energy, J | | 4825 ± 1875 (2916~9720) |
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Reported as n (%), unless indicated otherwise |