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Table 6 Cutoff values of SWE (kPa) for AIT and Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV and diagnostic accuracy of these cutoff value

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

Cutoff value (kPa)

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

Diagnostic accuracy (%)

13.217

96.9

100

100

96.9

98

  1. PPV positive predictive value; NPV negative predictive value; kPa kilopascals; SWE shear wave elasticity; AIT autoimmune thyroiditis