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Published on: August 9, 2019
Computed tomography enhancement characteristics of lymphomatous lymph nodes of the neck
T Hagtvedt1, T M Aaløkken, A Stensvold
1Department of Radiology, Rikshospitalet University Hospital, 0027 Oslo, Norway.
Objectives:
The objective of this study was to investigate prospectively CT contrast medium enhancement curves of lymphomatous lymph nodes of the neck.
Materials And Methods:
Eleven patients with biopsy-proven lymphoma had their enlarged cervical lymph nodes examined with dynamic CT and compared with a control group.
Results:
The mean contrast medium enhancement of the lymphomatous nodes was significantly lower than that of the control group in the time interval from 40 s to 180 s after injection.
Discussion:
The enhancement pattern previously suggested from studies of retroperitoneal lymph nodes was confirmed in this prospective study of cervical nodes.
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