Modified sonoelastographic scale score for lymph node assessment in XXXX - a preliminary report.

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" NlmCategory=: Elastography is a new method of assessment of lymph node consistency. The majority of papers focus on metastases detection of head and neck or @entity0 . The typical desmoplastic reaction in connective tissue stroma in @entity5 , which is responsible for tissue's hardening, is seen in @entity706 frequently. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Study of 15 @entity1 with active Hodgkin and @entity1893 and 16 previously treated @entity1 with no evidence of recurrence. A total of 60 @entity1 suffering from reactive lymphadenopathy was the control group. The size, appearance, vascularity and elastogram of lymph node was analyzed. RESULTS: Type C elastogram correlated strongly with lymph nodes which presented at least three pathologic features in 2D image. Large lymph nodes with long axis diameter over 3 cm may have 'cheese with holes' appearance rather than common type C elastogram. CONCLUSION: According to our simplified sonoelastography scoring system, type C elastogram was present mainly in @entity1 with @entity706 affecting lymph nodes, which showed all four features that we analyzed using conventional ultrasonography. This elastogram was also present in reactive lymphadenopathies. Distinctive for large lymph nodes in @entity1 with active forms of @entity706 "cheese with holes" appearance, can be considered as equal with type C image, although it is corresponding to type B sonoelastographic map.
