Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 15, Issue 6 431-436, Copyright © 1996 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sonographic appearance and distribution of normal cervical lymph nodes in a Chinese population

M. Ying, A. Ahuja, F. Brook, B. Brown and C. Metreweli
Department of Optometry, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.

In 100 normal subjects who had a sonographic examination of the neck, 1211 lymph nodes were detected. In all the subjects, at least five lymph nodes were seen. The distribution, number, echogenicity, shape, presence or absence of echogenic hilus, and the sharpness of nodal borders of normal cervical lymph nodes were determined. The usefulness of these sonographic features in understanding the normal distribution and characteristics of the nodes in the Chinese population is discussed. The relationship between the shape and size of lymph node also was assessed.

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