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ArticleUltrasonography (Seoul, Korea)2019

Acoustic radiation force impulse imaging of biopsy-proven Kikuchi disease: initial experiences for evaluating feasibility in pediatric patients.

Jeong-Min Lee, Jae-Yeon Hwang, Jihyun Bae, Mae Ran Kim, Yong-Woo Kim, Su Eun Park, Jeong A Yeom, Jieun Roh

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Article in Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jeong-Min LeeDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Jae-Yeon HwangDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Jihyun BaeDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Mae Ran KimDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Yong-Woo KimDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Su Eun ParkDepartment of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children's Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Jeong A YeomDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Jieun RohDepartment of Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital · KR

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Abstract

purposeThis study evaluated the feasibility of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography and characterized the sonographic features of lymph nodes (LNs) with Kikuchi disease in pediatric patients.

methodsSeventy-six cervical LN biopsies were performed for the diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy. ARFI imaging was performed, and the characteristic ultrasound features of the biopsied LNs and the contralateral LNs were analyzed. We also reviewed clinical and conventional ultrasonographic findings.

resultsOn histology, 56 patients were diagnosed with Kikuchi disease. These LNs were large and elongated, with increased perinodal echogenicity and capsular thickening. In 38 of them, ARFI elastography was performed, and the median shear wave velocity (SWV) of the biopsied LNs with Kikuchi disease (2.19 m/sec; range, 1.45 to 4.57 m/sec) was higher than of the contralateral LNs (1.72 m/sec; range, 0.95 to 2.65 m/sec; P<0.001). In patients with reactive hyperplasia, the mean SWV of the biopsied LNs (2.00 m/sec; range, 1.49 to 2.26 m/sec) was higher than that of the contralateral LNs (1.55 m/sec; range, 1.21 to 2.32 m/sec; P=0.031).

conclusionThe SWV of LNs with Kikuchi disease was significantly higher than that of the contralateral LNs. Morphologically, LNs with Kikuchi disease showed an enlarged, elongated, and oval shape, increased perinodal echogenicity, and capsular thickening. In addition to the conventional ultrasonographic findings, the application of ARFI is feasible even in pediatric patients for the evaluation of cervical lymphadenopathy.

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Elasticity imaging techniquesHistiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitisPediatricsUltrasonography

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