Analysis by high resolution ultrasound of superficial lymph nodes: Anatomical, morphological and structural variations

Clinical Imaging

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 96-99

  Stramare, Roberto ^a   Beltrame, Valeria ^a   Del Villano, Roberto ^a   Motta, Raffaella ^a   Frigo, Anna Chiara ^a   Rubaltelli, Leopoldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical thickening; Hilum; Lymph node; Metastases; Ultrasound; Variations

Indexed keywords

PATHOLOGY; ULTRASONICS;

CORTICAL THICKENING; HILUM; LYMPH NODE; METASTASES; VARIATIONS;

BODY FLUIDS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CENTRAL ECHOGENIC HILUM; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL FOCAL THICKENING; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); CORTICAL TO HILAR THICKNESS RATIO; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HILUM THICKNESS; HUMAN; HYPERECHOIC; HYPOECHOIC; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LONGITUDINAL DIAMETER; LONGITUDINAL TO TRANSVERSE AXIS RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTIALLY HYPOECHOIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVERSE DIAMETER;

CORTICAL THICKENING; HILUM; LYMPH NODE; METASTASES; ULTRASOUND; VARIATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; FEMALE; GROIN; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895829505     PISSN: 08997071     EISSN: 18734499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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