Assessment of abdominal lymph nodes in a normal paediatric population: an ultrasound study.
During a 9 month period, 50 consecutive children were evaluated by ultrasound to determine the size, location (mesenteric vs para-aortic), number, shape and texture of abdominal lymph nodes in a normal paediatric population. High resolution linear array transducers were used with graded compression. Nodes ranging from 10 to 20 mm were recorded in the majority of subjects. In all cases mesenteric lymph nodes were larger and more numerous than para-aortic nodes. Para-aortic lymph nodes were not seen in isolation.
Department of Ultrasound St John of God Hospital, Ballarat, Vic., Australia.
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012016:Reference Values; D014463:Ultrasonography