ArticleCancers2023
The Diagnostic Performance of Multiparametric Ultrasound in the Qualitative Assessment of Inconclusive Cervical Lymph Nodes.
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- Diagnostic performance and clinical utility of shear-wave elastography in musculoskeletal soft-tissue tumors: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Seeing Angiogenesis: Multiparametric Ultrasound as a Non-Invasive Window into the Vascularization Status of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Lymph Node Assessment with Multiparametric Ultrasound: Normal Values, Morphologic Patterns, and Diagnostic Algorithms.Cancers · 2026Article
- Presepsin Outperforms Conventional Inflammatory Markers in Distinguishing Malignant from Benign Cervical Lymphadenopathy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Structured Early Follow-Up in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Differentiating benign and malignant superficial lymph nodes using super-resolution contrast enhanced ultrasound - a pilot study.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Study Hotspot and Trend in the Field of Shear Wave Elastography: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2004 to 2024Current medical imaging · 2025Review
- Characteristics of regional lymph node metastasis in breast cancer and construction of a nomogram model based on ultrasonographic analysis: a retrospective study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnlarged cervical lymph nodes (CLNs) can result from infection or malignancies, and a definitive diagnosis requires histological examination. Ultrasound (US) remains the first-line imaging modality for detection, and new US techniques may improve characterization. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the qualitative assessment of multiparametric US (mpUS) can improve diagnostic performance in the differentiation of benign and malignant CLNs.
methods107 CLNs in 105 patients were examined by preoperative mpUS consisting of B-mode US, color-coded duplex sonography (CCDS), shear wave elastography (SWE) and contrast-enhanced US (CEUS). US images were evaluated in consensus by two experienced US operators. Histopathological examination was used as reference standard.
resultsSWE and CEUS combined showed the highest overall diagnostic performance (91% sensitivity, 77% specificity, 87% positive predictive value (PPV), 83% negative predictive value (NPV), 90% accuracy, χ
conclusionsSWE and CEUS can facilitate the differentiation of inconclusive CLNs when performed to supplement B-mode US and CCDS. MpUS may thus aid the decision between surgery and a watch-and-scan strategy in enlarged CLNs.
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