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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)
  • Published : 2012.05.30
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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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