2D-Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Parathyroid Lesions in Patients with Hyperparathyroidism

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the studied cases.

Parameter	Study group	Controls
Number^a	22	43	—
F/M^a	19/3	30/13	—
Age (years)^b	53.7 ± 13.6	48.3 ± 11.3	0.887
Weight (kg)^b	73.7 ± 18.6	66.3 ± 17.5	0.166
TV (ml)^b	—	9.3 ± 3.3	—
Calcemia (NV: 8.2–10.4 mg/dl)^b	10.8 ± 1.5	—	—
PTH (NV: 10–55 pg/ml)^b	411.5 ± 594.1	—	—
Maximum diameter of PT adenoma in US (mm)^b	14.3 ± 6.4	—	—

F: females; M: males; TV: thyroid volume; NV: normal values; PTH: parathormone; PT: parathyroid; ^avalues expressed as numbers; ^bvalues expressed as mean ± standard deviation.