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Table 1 Profiles of thyroid nodules treated with MWA

From: Conspicuousness and recurrence related factors of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules

Characteristic

All nodules (N = 306)

Percentage (%)

Largest diameter (mm)

33 (4–70)

 

Volume (ml)

8.01 (2.25–16.98)

 

Location

 Upper lobe

94

30.72

 Middle lobe

97

31.70

 Lower lobe

115

37.58

Solidity

 Cystic

26

8.50

 Solid

78

25.49

 Mixed

202

66.01

Volume (ml)

 v ≤ 10

178

58.17

 v > 10

128

41.83

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