Table 1 The CHFU morphologic features, SWE elastic indices and metastatic status of 75 indeterminate cervical sLN in 49 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Characteristics | Metastatic status | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n = 15 | Negative n = 60 | |||
shape | oval | 3 | 2 | 0.021 |
Round -like | 12 | 58 | ||
boundary | sharp | 10 | 46 | 0.426 |
indistinct | 5 | 14 | ||
Long axis (mm) | mean ± SD | 13.87 ± 2.88 | 14.4 ± 5.12 | 0.682 |
≥10.5 | 14 | 45 | 0.868 | |
<10.5 | 1 | 15 | ||
Minor axis (mm) | mean ± SD | 7.67 ± 1.92 | 6.30 ± 2.01 | 0.021 |
≥6.5 | 11 | 25 | 0.023 | |
<6.5 | 4 | 35 | ||
Long axis/minor axis | ≤2 | 13 | 23 | 0.008 |
>2 | 2 | 37 | ||
Hilum | Normal | 2 | 42 | < 0.001 |
Shift or disappear | 13 | 18 | ||
Inhomogeneous thickening of the cortex | Yes | 14 | 31 | 0.003 |
No | 1 | 29 | ||
Blood flow signals | with | 0 | 13 | 0.047 |
without | 15 | 47 | ||
Five-point-scale | =2 | 1 | 31 | 0.002 |
> 2 | 14 | 29 | ||
Emax (kPa) | mean ± SD | 42.34 ± 26.21 | 22.85 ± 9.95 | < 0.001 |
Emin (kPa) | mean ± SD | 14.12 ± 8.96 | 8.75 ± 4.53 | 0.002 |
Emean (kPa) | mean ± SD | 32.69 ± 21.03 | 12.93 ± 6.13 | < 0.001 |