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Titel:

Freehand SPECT for image-guided sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Autor(en):
Bluemel, C.; Schnelzer, A.; Okur, A.; Ehlerding, A.; Paepke, S.; Scheidhauer, K.; Kiechle, M.
Abstract:
Abstract Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is standard of care in early-stage breast cancer. Freehand SPECT (!FhSPECT) is a system generating 3-D images for intraoperative visual detection of radioactivity in the body. The aim of our study was to evaluate the sensitivity of this technology for sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection and SLNB guidance. Methods In 40 patients, !FhSPECT was additionally used after planar imaging and probe localization for SLNB. The number of SLNs detecte...     »
Stichworte:
Freehand SPECT; FhSPECT; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Image-guided surgery; Breast cancer
Zeitschriftentitel:
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Jahr:
2013
Sprache:
English
Verlag / Institution:
Springer-Verlag
Print-ISSN:
1619-7070
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