Efficiency of B-mode Ultrasound and Strain Elastography in Differentiating Between Benign and Malignant Cervical Lymph Nodes

Turgut E., Celenk C., Tanrıvermiş Sayıt A., Bekci T., Gunbey H. P., Aslan K.

ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY, vol.33, no.3, pp.201-207, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000302
  • Journal Name: ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.201-207
  • Keywords: B-mode US, power Doppler US, strain elastography, cervical lymph nodes, LYMPHADENOPATHY, DIAGNOSIS, SONOGRAPHY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and efficiency of ultrasonography (US), especially when combined with strain elastography (SE), in differentiating between benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes (LNs).