Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2016

Sensitivity and specificity of B mode Ultrasonography, Ultrasound elastography Vs Histopathology in diffrentiation of benign & malignant cervical lymph node.

P. Roselin, N. Aravind

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 Background : The purpose of our study was to evaluate Sensitivity and specificity of B mode Ultrasonography , Ultrasound elastography Vs Histopathology in diffrentiation of benign & malignant cervical lymph node METHODS. 40 individual cases of wide age group from 4–69 years (mean age 40 years) were studied.These patients are subjected to sonoelastography in the same sitting. The enlarged lymph nodes were evaluated with histopathology. All these patients were examined with Voluson E6 ultrasound machine equipped with elastography software with a linear array transducer of frequency 5– 12 MHz. Results. We found sensitivity 78.57 % (Confidence Interval 49.21% – 95.09%) and specificity 84.62 % (Confidence Interval 65.11% – 95.55%) with Diagnostic Accuracy 0.83 of B mode Ultrasonography Vs Histopathology. Also sensitivity71.43% (Confidence Interval 41.92% – 91.43%) and specificity92.31% (Confidence Interval 74.83% – 98.83%) of ultrasound elastography Vs Histopathology with Diagnostic Accuracy of 0.85. Conclusion. The combination of highly specific elastography with highly sensitive conventional B–mode sonography has the potential to further improve the diagnosis of cervical lymph node

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P.Roselin, N.Aravind Sensitivity and specificity of B mode Ultrasonography, Ultrasound elastography Vs Histopathology in diffrentiation of benign & malignant cervical lymph node. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.6, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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