Value of ultrasound elastography in assessment of enlarged cervical lymph nodes

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2081-2085

  Teng, Deng Ke ^a   Wang, Hui ^b   Lin, Yuan Qiang ^b   Sui, Guo Qing ^b   Guo, Feng ^b   Sun, Li Na ^b  

^a The 208th Hospital of PLA   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Elastography; Lymph node; Strain ratio; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872686674     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.5.2081     Document Type: Article

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