Predictive value of comb-push ultrasound shear elastography for the differentiation of reactive and metastatic axillary lymph nodes: A preliminary investigation.

Adriana GregoryMax DenisMahdi BayatViksit KumarBae Hyung KimJeremy WebbRohit NayakSaba AdabiDuane D MeixnerEric C PolleyRobert T FazzioMostafa FatemiAzra Alizad

Published in: PloS one (2020)

CUSE provided a quantifiable parameter that can be used for the assessment of enlarged axillary lymph nodes to differentiate between reactive and metastatic processes.

Keyphrases

lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
sentinel lymph node
small cell lung cancer
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
early stage
contrast enhanced ultrasound
clinical evaluation