The development of a quantitative diagnostic system for the tissue characterization using the ultrasonographic cervical lymphadenopathy

本研究的目的是应用改良复杂值(MCV)评价口腔癌肿大颈部淋巴结的内部结构，以确定MCV是否可作为鉴别转移和非转移淋巴结的有效指标。因此，在体模的不同条件下，MCV彼此没有差别。转移性淋巴结的MCV值总和高于非转移性淋巴结。淋巴结声像图MCV是鉴别口腔癌颈淋巴结转移肿大与非转移肿大的有用参数。

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ultrasonographic internal architecture of enlarged cervical lymph nodes from the oral carcinoma using the modified complexity value (MCV), and to determine whether the MCV is a valid diagnostic parameter in the differentiation between metastatic and non-metastatic lymph nodes. As a result, MCVs in the different conditions of the phantom were not differed each other. The sum of MCV values of the metastatic lymph nodes was higher than that of the non-metastatic lymph nodes. The MCV of lymph node ultrasonogram is an useful parameter for differentiation between metastatic and non-metastatic enlargement in the cervical lymphadenopathy in the oral carcinoma.