Author’s response to reviews Title: A predictive model of thyroid malignancy using clinical, biochemical and sonographic parameters for patients in a multi-center setting Authors:

Title: A predictive model of thyroid malignancy using clinical, biochemical and sonographic parameters for patients in a multi-center setting Authors: Jia Liu (liujia_625@163.com) Dongmei Zheng (dmeizheng@163.com) Qiang Li (lqiang_hrb@163.com) Xulei Tang (xulei_tang@126.com) Zuojie Luo (luozj_gx@163.com) Zhongshang Yuan (yuanzhongshang@sdu.edu.cn) Ling Gao (gaoling1@medmail.com.cn) Jiajun Zhao (jjzhao@medmail.com.cn) Version: 3 Date: 08 Nov 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Point-by-point Responses to the Reviewer