[Role of echography in diagnosis of diseases of cervical lymph nodes].
We studied echograms of lymph nodes and clinically similar tumors of the neck in 194 patients. A complex of echographic signs providing the best diagnostic indicators: a minimal size of the node, volume, maximal to minimal size ratio and form. Accuracy of differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lymphadenopathies was 80.4%, sensitivity -- 94.3%, specificity -- 69.4%. In duration of the disease less than 1 month use of computer processing of echograms raised diagnostic accuracy by 9.5%.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009333:Neck; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography