Abstract:Objective ToexplorethediagnosticvalueofcolorDopplerultrasound (CDUS)combined withserum fibroblastgrowthfactor19(FGF-19)andKrüppel-likefactor4(KLF4)detectionforbenignandmalignantthyroidnodules. Methods Atotalof98patientswiththyroidnodulesadmittedtotheThird Affiliated Hospitalof Henan Universityof TraditionalChinese Medicinefrom February2021toFebruary2024 wereincludedastheresearchobjects.They were classifiedintoabenigngroup(n=61)anda malignantgroup (n=37)basedonthepathologicalresultsofthenodules. Enzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassay(ELISA)wasutilizedtodetectserumFGF-19andKLF4levels.Theincludedpatients underwentCDUSandtheultrasoundimagefeatureswererecorded.Receiveroperatingcharacteristic (ROC)curveswere plottedtoanalyzethediagnosticvalueofserum FGF-19orKLF4levelaloneinthediagnosisofmalignantthyroidnodules. KappatestwasappliedtoanalyzetheconsistencybetweenthediagnosticresultsofCDUSandCDUScombinedwithserum FGF-19andKLF4levelsandpathologicaldiagnosis.Thefourfoldtablemethodwasappliedtoanalyzethediagnosticefficacy ofCDUScombinedwithserumFGF-19orKLF4levelofmalignantthyroidnodules.Results TheserumFGF-19levelinthe malignantgroupwashigherthanthatinthebenigngroup,whiletheserumKLF4levelinthemalignantgroupwaslowerthan thatin the benign group (P < 0.05). There were significant differences between the two groupsin terms of hypoechogenicity,bloodflow grading,calcifiedlesions,lymphnodeenlargement,capsuleinvasion,intactacoustichalo, regularacoustichalo,clearboundaries,andregularmorphology (P <0.05).TheKappavalueofCDUScombinedwith serumFGF-19and KLF4levelsindiagnosing malignantthyroid washigherthanthatofCDUSalone.Thesensitivity, accuracy,andnegativepredictiveprobabilityofCDUScombinedwithserumFGF-19andKLF4levelswerehigherthanthose ofsingleindicator,whilethemisseddiagnosisratewaslowerthanthatofsingleindicator.Conclusion CDUScombinedwith serumFGF-19andKLF4levelsprovidescertainreferencevalueforclinicaldifferentiationofbenignandmalignantthyroid nodules.