Table 1.

Five-point elasticity scoring system.

Elasticity Score	Description	Interpretation
1	Total green or yellow, absent blue areas or very small blue area/s	Soft
2	Small scattered blue areas or total blue area <45%	Moderately soft
3	Large blue area/s, total blue area ≥45%	Moderately stiff
4	Peripheral large hard area and central small green areas suggesting central necrosis	Predominantly stiff
5	Hard area occupying the entire lymph node, with or without green rim	Stiff