The Role of Ultrasound and Shear-Wave Elastography in Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes

Aim. To evaluate the prognostic value of ultrasound and shear-wave elastography (SWE) in diagnosing malignant cervical lymph nodes. Methods. A total of 99 patients with enlarged lymph nodes (99 lymph nodes presenting as a neck mass) were examined clinically with conventional ultrasound including Dop...

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Main Authors: Jan Heřman, Zuzana Sedláčková, Tomáš Fürst, Jaromír Vachutka, Richard Salzman, Jaroslav Vomáčka, Miroslav Heřman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4318251