PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the findings of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study included 138 patients with histopathologically confirmed cervical lymphadenopathy, including 35 patients with reactive lymphadenitis and 103 patients with nodal lymphoma, who had neck MRI ( RESULTS: The maximum diameter (22.4 ± 6.9 vs. 33.3 ± 16.0 mm, CONCLUSIONS: Reactive lymphadenitis had a smaller size and lower SUV