Multifrequency Magnetic Resonance Elastography Detects Small Abdominal Lymph Node Metastasis by High Stiffness.
Christian NeelsenThomas ElgetiTom MeyerUlrike GrittnerLukas MödlChristian FurthDominik GeiselBernd HammIngolf SackStephan Rodrigo Marticorena GarciaPublished in: Investigative radiology (2024)
Multifrequency MRE improves metastatic abdominal lymph node detection by 25% based on higher tissue stiffness-even for lymph nodes with an SAD ≤10 mm. Stiffness information is quick to obtain and would be a promising supplement to RECIST.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- lymph node metastasis
- magnetic resonance
- squamous cell carcinoma
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- papillary thyroid
- small cell lung cancer
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- magnetic resonance imaging
- health information
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- radiation therapy
- quantum dots
- locally advanced