Research Article

Ultrasound Microvascular Blood Flow Evaluation: A New Tool for the Management of Thyroid Nodule?

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of characteristics predicting the malignancy.

PredictorsOR (95% CI) value

Gender0.11 (0.04-0.28)0.001
Age0.99 (0.96-1.01)0.547
Hypoechogenicity0.79 (0.56-1.13)0.208
Microcalcification1.34 (0.69-2.60)0.373
Blurred margins0.92 (0.45-1.87)0.547
Intranodular vascularization1.90 (1,00-3.63)0.061
SMI6.99 (3.46-12.09)0.001