Changes in Thyroid Antibodies after Microwave Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Table 4

Preablation and postablation antibody values in different antibody groups after microwave ablation of benign nodules.

Antibody items	Value (IU/mL)
Preablation TGAb in the normal postablation TGAb group	10.00 (10.00–11.64); (n = 20)	<0.001
Preablation TGAb in the abnormal postablation TGAb group	83.44 (28.71–304.03); (n = 12)
Preablation TPOAb in the normal postablation TGAb group	9.90 (6.43–18.26); (n = 20)	0.047
Preablation TPOAb in the abnormal postablation TGAb group	17.76 (10.65–77.44); (n = 12)
Preablation TGAb in the normal postablation TPOAb group	10.00 (10.00–10.00); (n = 15)	0.001
Preablation TGAb in the abnormal postablation TPOAb group	77.94 (12.28–295.95); (n = 8)
Preablation TPOAb in the normal postablation TPOAb group	5.00 (1.80–10.77); (n = 15)	0.001
Preablation TPOAb in the abnormal postablation TPOAb group	16.75 (6.54–251.43); (n = 8)