Research Article
Ultrasound Microvascular Blood Flow Evaluation: A New Tool for the Management of Thyroid Nodule?
Table 2
Demographic and ultrasound characteristics between patients of SMI score 1 and score 2 cohorts.
| | SMI | value | SCORE 1 () | SCORE 2 () |
| Gender (F/M) | 68/23 | 118/27 | 0.127 | Age (yr) | | | 0.508 | Nodule size (mm) | | | 0.938 | Ultrasound feature of nodule | | | | Hypoechogenicity (Y/N) | 68/24 | 107/43 | 0.774 | Microcalcification (Y/N) | 38/54 | 65/85 | 0.431 | Blurred margins (Y/N) | 34/58 | 45/105 | 0.164 | Intranodular vascularization (Y/N) | 29/63 | 108/42 | 0.001 |
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