All participants for image samplings provided written informed consent. Conventional B-
mode ultrasonography (US) has been widely utilized for musculoskeletal problems as a first …

Conventional ultrasound (US) is the recommended imaging method for lymph node (LN)
diseases with the advantages of high resolution, real time evaluation and relative low costs …

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 …

Ultrasonography (US)-based elastography has been introduced as a noninvasive technique
for evaluating thyroid nodules that encompasses a variety of approaches such as …

Ultrasound (US) elastography has been introduced as a noninvasive imaging technique for
evaluating cervical lymph nodes. US elastography techniques include strain elastography …

Purpose Shear wave elastography (SWE), as a tool for diagnosing thyroid malignancy, has
gathered considerable attention during the past decade. Diverging results exist regarding …

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of shear wave elastography for malignant
cervical lymph nodes. Methods We searched the Ovid-MEDLINE and EMBASE databases …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of multimodal
ultrasonography, including SWE and CEUS, for the differentiation of benign and malignant …

Distinguishing malignant versus benign lymphadenopathies is a major diagnostic dilemma
in clinical medicine. Metastatic deposits in normal-sized lymph nodes (LNs) can be smaller …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of shear wave elastography
(SWE) for predicting cervical lymph node (LN) metastasis and the prognostic implication of …