Nodal shape (S/L) and its combination with size for assessment of cervical lymphadenopathy: Which cut-off should be used?

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1169-1175

  Ying, Michael ^a   Ahuja, Anil ^b   Brook, Fiona ^a   Brown, Brian ^a   Metreweli, Constantine ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cervical lymphadenopathy; S L ratio; Shape; Size; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032856433     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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