Value of Trans-lymphatic Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.13891
- Author:
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Bing MA
1
;
Jia-Hang ZHAO
1
;
Ying ZHANG
1
;
Jia-Ning ZHU
1
;
Ping ZHAO
1
;
Yu-Kun LUO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Ultrasound,the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital,Beijing 100853,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
contrast-enhanced ultrasound;
lymph node;
thyroid cancer;
ultrasound
- MeSH:
Contrast Media;
Humans;
Lymph Nodes/diagnostic imaging*;
Lymphatic Metastasis/diagnostic imaging*;
Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging*;
Ultrasonography
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2021;43(3):338-342
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the value of trans-lymphatic contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)in the diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis of thyroid cancer. Methods The patients with suspected thyroid cancer underwent conventional ultrasound and trans-lymphatic CEUS examinations before the biopsy.The differences in ultrasound and CEUS characteristics of cervical lymph nodes between the metastatic group and the non-metastatic group were compared,and pathological results were regarded as the golden standard. Results Twenty patients had thyroid cancer,including 12 cases with lymph node metastasis and 8 cases without metastasis.The diagnostic sensitivity(91.7%
