Table 2 Relation between elasticity score and final histopathological diagnosis

Percentage of the blue (stiff) area

Range

Mean ± SD

Median/(IQR)

8–79%

22 ± 18 %

26/(12–47)

10–91%

57.6 ± 14.3 %

68/(49–80)

< 0.001*

 ES 1

< 10%: n (%)

9 (34.6%)

0 (0%)

 ES 2

10–45%: n (%)

15 (57.7%

3 (5.1%)

 ES 3

46–80: n (%)

2 (7.7%)

42 (72.4%)

 ES 4

> 80: n (%)

0 (0%)

13 (22.4%)