The role of CEUS in diagnosing tuberculous abscess of the right diaphragm.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in detecting tuberculous diaphragmatic abscess (TDA) of the right diaphragm and provide a reference for its clinical diagnosis.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 33 patients with right TDA confirmed via surgery and biopsy. The diagnostic accuracy of CEUS and routine ultrasound for detecting right TDA was compared.

The value of multimodal ultrasonography in evaluating therapeutic response of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis to anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Purpose: In order to research the value of multimodal ultrasonography in evaluating therapeutic response of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis to anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Materials And Methods: Sixty-one patients with cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis were enrolled in this study. Ultrasound examination was performed before systemic standard anti-tuberculosis treatment and within 1-2 months after treatment, and the patients were divided into effective group and ineffective group according to the follow-up at the sixth month.

Diagnostic value of the dual-modal imaging radiomics model for subpleural pulmonary lesions.

Purpose: To investigate the clinical value of the radiomics model of grayscale ultrasound (GUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to diagnosis subpleural pulmonary tuberculosis and nonpulmonary tuberculosis based on GUS and CEUS images.

Methods: This study included 221 patients with 228 lesions diagnosed using the composite reference standard. The patients were randomly divided into training (n = 183) and test (n = 45) cohorts in an 8:2 ratio.

Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound combined with MRI for cervical hyperplastic, tuberculosis-infected, and metastatic lymph nodes.

Objective: To explore the diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cervical abnormal lymph nodes.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 150 patients undergoing lymph node examinations at Hangzhou Chest Hospital from January 2017 to December 2019. According to the characteristics of lymph nodes, the patients were divided into three groups: 45 patients had hyperplastic lymph nodes (HLNs; Group-A), 55 had lymph node tuberculosis (LNTB; Group-B), 50 had metastatic lymph nodes (MLN; Group-C).

The diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Objective: To investigate the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for the diagnosis of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis (CTL).

Methods: The cohort study included 203 consecutive patients diagnosed with cervical lymph node. Before pathological or laboratory confirmation, all patients underwent CEUS examination, and the imaging findings were analyzed afterward.