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ArticleCancers2023

Impact of Region-of-Interest Size on the Diagnostic Performance of Shear Wave Elastography in Differentiating Thyroid Nodules.

Kai-Lun Cheng, Pin-Hsien Lai, Chun-Lang Su, Jung Hwan Baek, Hsiang-Lin Lee

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kai-Lun ChengDepartment of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3883-2104
Pin-Hsien LaiDepartment of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Chun-Lang SuChung Jen Junior College of Nursing, Health Science and Management, Chiayi City 60077, Taiwan.
Jung Hwan BaekDepartment of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0480-4754
Hsiang-Lin LeeSchool of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 40201, Taiwan.
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital · TWUlsan College · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated the impact of different region-of-interest (ROI) sizes (Max, 1 mm, and 2 mm) on shear wave elastography (SWE) in differentiating between malignant and benign thyroid nodules. The study cohort comprised 129 thyroid nodules (50 malignant, 79 benign) and 78 normal subjects. Diagnostic efficacy was assessed through pairwise comparisons of area under the curve (AUC) values in receiver operating characteristic analysis by using DeLong's test. Our results indicated significant differences in all SWE elasticity metrics between the groups, with malignant nodules exhibiting higher values than benign nodules (

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cancer diagnosisdiagnostic performanceregion of interestshear wave elastographythyroid noduleultrasound

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PMID37958387
PMCPMC10648139
OpenAlexW4388106795

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