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, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.201-207, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000302
  • Dergi Adı: ULTRASOUND QUARTERLY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.201-207
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: B-mode US, power Doppler US, strain elastography, cervical lymph nodes, LYMPHADENOPATHY, DIAGNOSIS, SONOGRAPHY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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).