TY - JOUR ID - 26435 TI - Value of Ultrasound Elastography in Assessment of Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 Y1 - 2012 PY - 2012 VL - 13 IS - 5 SP - 2081 EP - 2085 KW - Ultrasound KW - Elastography KW - strain ratio KW - lymph node KW - Differential diagnosis DO - N2 - 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. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_26435.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_26435_82a579014c38ba7eeed1d3ea58883eb7.pdf ER -