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. 2012;13(5):2081-5.
doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.5.2081.

Value of ultrasound elastography in assessment of enlarged cervical lymph nodes

Deng-Ke Teng  1 , Hui Wang, Yuan-Qiang Lin, Guo-Qing Sui, Feng Guo, Li-Na Sun
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Value of ultrasound elastography in assessment of enlarged cervical lymph nodes

Deng-Ke Teng et al. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012.
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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.

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