Real-Time Ultrasound Image Fusion with FDG-PET/CT to Perform Fused Image-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in Neck Nodes: Feasibility and Diagnostic Value.

Petra K de Koekkoek-Doll Monique Maas Wouter V Vogel Jonas A Castelijns Laura Smit I Zavrakidis Regina G H Beets-Tan Michiel W M van den Brekel

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2021)

Real-time ultrasound image fusion with FDG-PET-positive nodes is feasible in cervical lymph nodes, and fused ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration increases the number of malignant nodes detected.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
ultrasound guided
sentinel lymph node
lymph node
pet ct
deep learning
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
computed tomography
radiation therapy