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High-frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Mouse Cervical Lymph Nodes
Published on: July 25, 2015
Evaluation of vascular patterns of cervical lymph nodes with power Doppler sonography
F Giovagnorio1, R Caiazzo, A Avitto
1Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, Università, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. ipmed@flashnet.it
Abstract:
Power Doppler sonography was used to evaluate 105 benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes in 60 patients. Three main vascular patterns were identified: type I (single vascular pole), type II (hypertrophic vascular pole), and type III (mainly peripheral vascularity). The first one was related to chronic inflammation (sensitivity 85%, specificity 90%); the second and third were related, to a lesser extent, to acute inflammation and neoplasm (sensitivity 68% and 55%, specificity 47% and 91%, respectively). The authors conclude that the sensitivity and specificity of power Doppler sonography cannot compete with those of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of adenopathy.
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