@article { author = {}, title = {Value of Ultrasound Elastography in Assessment of Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes}, journal = {Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention}, volume = {13}, number = {5}, pages = {2081-2085}, year = {2012}, publisher = {West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter.}, issn = {1513-7368}, eissn = {2476-762X}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background: To investigate the value of ultrasound elastography (UE) in the differentiation between benignand malignant enlarged cervical lymph nodes (LNs). Methods: B-mode ultrasound, power Doppler imaging andUE were examined to determine LN characteristics. Two kinds of methods, 4 scores of elastographic classificationand a strain ratio (SR) were used to evaluate the ultrasound elastograms. Results: The cutoff point of SR hadhigh 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 malignantcervical LNs.}, keywords = {Ultrasound,Elastography,strain ratio,lymph node,Differential diagnosis}, url = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_26435.html}, eprint = {https://journal.waocp.org/article_26435_82a579014c38ba7eeed1d3ea58883eb7.pdf} }