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Five hundred and twelve thyroid nodules were examined by ultrasonography. The final diagnosis was based on histological findings. A seven\u2010point ultrasound scoring system based on conventional ultrasonography and a five\u2010point scoring system based on ultrasound elastography were applied independently or in combination. The receiver operating characteristic (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ROC<\/jats:styled-content>) curves were graphed, and the areas under the curves (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AUC<\/jats:styled-content>s) were compared using the \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2010test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Solid composition, hypo\u2010echoic appearance, an irregular or blurred margin, an aspect ratio \u22651, intranodular blood flow and presence of microcalcifications were significant predictors of malignant thyroid nodules. The <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AUC<\/jats:styled-content> (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>) was 0\u00b79067 (0\u00b78817\u20130\u00b79318) for the ultrasound scores based on conventional ultrasonography and 0\u00b79080 (0\u00b78842\u20130\u00b79317) for the elasticity scores. The combination of these two scoring systems provided good accuracy with an <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AUC<\/jats:styled-content> (95% <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>) of 0\u00b79415 (0\u00b79223\u20130\u00b79606), which was significantly higher than that obtained with the conventional ultrasound scores (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a036\u00b703, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00\u00b7001) or the elasticity\u00a0scores (\u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u00a0=\u00a012\u00b780, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00\u00b7001) individually. 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