A multimodal ultrasound approach: quantitative speed-of-sound, elastography, and B-mode imaging for predicting papillary thyroid carcinoma invasiveness

Our study is the first to examine the invasiveness of PTC using QSOS technology. To predict PTC invasiveness, a combined predictor integrating SOS, elastography, and B-mode imaging parameters of thyroid nodules was developed. This indicator provides physicians with valuable guidance for the early diagnosis and treatment of PTC due to its excellent accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity.