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Assessment of ultrasonographic criteria, color Doppler flow pattern, and shear patterns differed significantly between the control group and the group of diffuse thyroid disease (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The most specific sign for diagnosing HT was nodularity (97.87%), and the most sensitive sign was coarse echotexture (81.54%). Color Doppler flow (CDF) showed sensitivity of 91.8%, specificity of 56.92%, positive predictive value of 52.54%, negative predictive value of 92.5%, and diagnostic accuracy of 68.69% in the differentiation between GD and HT. The mean shear wave velocity (SWV) was 2.61 \u00b1 0.32 m\/s in the GD group (range: 2.1\u20133.21 m\/s), 2.85 \u00b1 0.52 m\/s in the HT group (range: 2.31\u20133.82 m\/s), and 1.75 \u00b1 0.37 m\/s in the control group (range: 1.24\u20132.36 m\/s). The mean SWVs in the GD and HT groups were significantly higher than that in the control group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001). The mean SWV in the HT group was higher than that in the GD group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03).<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Quantitative and qualitative SWE is useful for diagnosing diffuse thyroid disease and evaluating the degree of fibrosis in autoimmune thyroiditis. 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