B-mode ultrasound, color Doppler, and sonoelastography in differentiation between benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes with special emphasis on sonoelastography

B-mode ultrasound, color Doppler, and sonoelastography in differentiation between benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes with special emphasis on sonoelastography

Abstract Background Enlarged cervical lymph nodes are the most commonly encountered neck lumps. Ultrasonography is the most extensively used tool for classification of superficial lymph nodes due to its availability and low cost. Ultrasound (US) elastography refers to a non-invasive imaging techniqu...

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Main Authors: Ehab Ali Abdelgawad, Manal F. Abu-samra, Nasr Mohammed Abdelhay, Hoda Mokhtar Abdel-Azeem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Lymph nodes
Ultrasound
Elastography
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00273-4

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