Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate prospectively CT contrast medium enhancement curves of lymphomatous lymph nodes of the neck.
Materials and methods: Eleven patients with biopsy-proven lymphoma had their enlarged cervical lymph nodes examined with dynamic CT and compared with a control group.
Results: The mean contrast medium enhancement of the lymphomatous nodes was significantly lower than that of the control group in the time interval from 40 s to 180 s after injection.
Discussion: The enhancement pattern previously suggested from studies of retroperitoneal lymph nodes was confirmed in this prospective study of cervical nodes.