Incorporation of shear wave elastography into a prediction model in the assessment of cervical lymph nodes.
Wu-Chia LoWan-Lun HsuChi-Te WangPo-Wen ChengLi-Jen LiaoPublished in: PloS one (2019)
The parameter of SWE theoretically improve the model performance. However, its real clinical impact is minor, as the parameters of US-based model is already very robust. SWE can be considered as an adjunctive quantitative tool beyond conventional US examination.