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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 2 Descriptive analysis of age, volume and elasticity in AIT

From: Shear wave elastography as a quantitative method for thyroid gland elasticity assessment in pediatrics patients with autoimmune-related thyroid disease, diagnostic utility and laboratory correlation

n = 32

Mean

SD

Median

Range

Minimum

Maximum

Age

11.31

2.77

11

10

7

17

Rt. thyroid lobe

Volume (ml)

5.49

2.21

5.18

11.81

0.29

12.11

SWE (kPa)

35.31

20.70

30.13

104.7

9.96

114.66

Lt. thyroid lobe

Volume (ml)

5.38

2.34

5.35

10

0.35

10.36

SWE (kPa)

35.96

20.97

30.33

85.83

6.9

92.73

Both lobes

Volume (ml)

10.88

4.11

10.77

21.82

0.64

22.47

SWE (kPa)

35.63

20.30

31.27

95.26

8.43

103.7

  1. SD standard deviation; Rt right; Lt left; SWE shear wave elasticity; kPa kilopascals; ml milliliter; AIT autoimmune thyroiditis
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