Color Doppler ultrasonic measurements of normal mesenteric lymph nodes in healthy children.
- Author:
Wen-Gang WANG
1
;
Hui TIAN
;
Ji-Ying YAN
;
Tao LI
;
Tong-di ZHANG
;
Ya-Pei ZHAO
;
Li-Yan ZHANG
;
Heng-Guo XING
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child; Female; Humans; Lymph Nodes; diagnostic imaging; Male; Mesentery; diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
- From: Journal of Southern Medical University 2012;32(3):423-424
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo assess the value of color Doppler ultrasound in evaluating the mesenteric lymph nodes in healthy children.
METHODSThe mesenteric lymph nodes were examined with color Doppler ultrasonography for 730 randomly selected healthy children under 14 years of age, including 410 boys and 298 girls who did not report any recent medical conditions.
RESULTSAbdominal lymph node detection rate was higher in boys than in girls. Abdominal lymph nodes were detected most often in children between the ages of 1 and 4 years, and the lymph node size decreased gradually with age.
CONCLUSIONColor Doppler ultrasonography is valuable for evaluating abdominal lymph nodes in children.
