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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.5.2081

Value of Ultrasound Elastography in Assessment of Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes  

Teng, Deng-Ke (Department of Ultrasonography, The 208th Hospital of PLA)
Wang, Hui (Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University)
Lin, Yuan-Qiang (Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University)
Sui, Guo-Qing (Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University)
Guo, Feng (Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University)
Sun, Li-Na (Department of Ultrasonography, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.13, no.5, 2012 , pp. 2081-2085 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: To investigate the value of ultrasound elastography (UE) in the differentiation between benign and malignant enlarged cervical lymph nodes (LNs). Methods: B-mode ultrasound, power Doppler imaging and UE were examined to determine LN characteristics. Two kinds of methods, 4 scores of elastographic classification and a strain ratio (SR) were used to evaluate the ultrasound elastograms. Results: The cutoff point of SR had high utility in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant of cervical lymph nodes, with good sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. Conclusion: UE is an important aid in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant cervical LNs.
Keywords
Ultrasound; elastography; strain ratio; lymph node; differential diagnosis;
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