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ArticleJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2020

Characteristic analysis of Zenker's diverticulum incidentally detected on multimodal neck ultrasound.

H J Huang, R Chen, J G Sheng, K K Cao, J Q Zhao

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Article in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001), 2020. 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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H J HuangDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Feng Yang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
R ChenDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Feng Yang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
J G ShengDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Feng Yang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
K K CaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Feng Yang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China.
J Q ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 415 Feng Yang Road, Shanghai, 200003, China. ultrasoundczzjq@163.com.
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Funding

Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81501492Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China 81602617
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Abstract

purposeZenker's diverticulum (ZD) incidentally detected on neck ultrasound (US) could be easily misdiagnosed as a thyroid nodule and unnecessarily removed by surgical operation. It is a critical issue to identify the characteristics of ZD in clinical practice.

methodsWe reported 10 cases of ZD diagnosed using multimodal US, and discussed the features of its multimodal US images extracted from grayscale sonograms, color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI), three-dimensional US (3D-US), and contrast-enhanced US (CEUS).

resultsAll lesions were heterogeneous in the posterior of the left thyroid. CDFI showed no blood flow within the lesions. The shapes and internal echoes of the masses changed when patients swallowed or drank. Performing CEUS or 3D-US for those with atypical US findings was complementary to make the final diagnosis. Importantly, multimodal US helped to diagnose suspected small lesions in three cases in which the barium esophagram tests proved negative.

conclusionsThe US features of ZD detected by multiple modes of US can help in the collection of comprehensive imaging information on ZD, which should be used proactively to facilitate the correct diagnosis and to avoid misdiagnosis of ZD.

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Incidental FindingsAdultAgedContrast MediaDiagnosis, DifferentialDiverticulitisEsophagusFemaleHumansImage EnhancementImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingRetrospective StudiesUltrasonographyContrast MediaContrast-enhanced ultrasoundMisdiagnosisMultimodal ultrasoundUltrasoundZenker’s diverticulum

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