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Abstract
A color and pulsed Doppler evaluation of 140 benign and malignant lymphnodes in 85
patients has been performed: The nodes have been classified into non-vascularized
(flow −), normal-vascularized (flow +), and hypervascularized (flow ++); we also considered
the presence of central or peripheral flow. Resistivity index was also measured. The
only parameters showing statistical significance were flow − and flow +. The authors
conclude that there is a higher probability of benignancy than malignancy in an avascular
node, while the opposite is true in a node with moderate flow.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 1,
1995
Received:
January 10,
1995
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© 1997 Published by Elsevier Inc.
