Review of ultrasonography of malignant neck nodes: greyscale, Doppler, contrast enhancement and elastography
Open Access
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- review article
- Published by E-MED LTD in Cancer Imaging
- Vol. 13 (4), 658-669
- https://doi.org/10.1102/1470-7330.2013.0056
Abstract
Assessment of neck lymph nodes is essential in patients with head and neck cancers for predicting the patient’s prognosis and selecting the appropriate treatment. Ultrasonography is a useful imaging tool in the assessment of neck lymph nodes. ...Keywords
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