Medline ® Abstract for Reference 121
of 'Noninvasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis: Ultrasound-based elastography'
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Differentiating benign from malignant superficial lymph nodes with sonoelastography.
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Dudea SM, Botar-Jid C, Dumitriu D, Vasilescu D, Manole S, Lenghel ML
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Med Ultrason. 2013;15(2):132.
The aim of the paper is to provide a comprehensive overview on the applications of real time sonoelastography (SE) in the diagnosis of superficial lymphadenopathy. Some technical aspects of performing SE are presented as a preamble. The typical appearance of benign and malignant nodes is illustrated. The paper discusses and depicts the various elastographic scores in use. It also provides a critical appraisal of the relative strain ratio (SR) or stiffness index. Shear wave elastography, as a novel technique, is mentioned. In conclusion, hardness on more than 50% of the node surface or SR>1.5 is fair to good indicators of malignancy. Work is still needed both to fully understand the various appearance of disease and to standardize the application.
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Radiology Department, "Iuliu Hațieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. dudea@clicknet.ro
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