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- Title
Ultrasound elastography for evaluation of cervical lymph nodes.
- Authors
Young Jun Choi; Jeong Hyun Lee; Jung Hwan Baek
- Abstract
Ultrasound (US) elastography has been introduced as a noninvasive imaging technique for evaluating cervical lymph nodes. US elastography techniques include strain elastography and shear wave-based elastography. The application of this technique is based on the fact that stiff tissues tend to deform less and show less strain than compliant tissues when the same force is applied. In general, metastatic lymph nodes demonstrate higher stiffness than benign lymph nodes. Overall, preliminary studies suggest that US elastography may be useful in differentiating benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes, thereby informing decisions to perform a biopsy and facilitating follow-up. For US elastography to be accepted into clinical practice, however, its techniques, associated diagnostic criteria, and reliability need to be further refined.
- Subjects
ULTRASONIC imaging; LYMPH node diseases; CERVICAL cancer diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Ultrasonography, 2015, Vol 34, Issue 3, p157
- ISSN
2288-5919
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14366/usg.15007