Real-time ultrasound virtual navigation in 3D PET/CT volumes for superficial lymph-node evaluation: innovative fusion examination.
G GarganeseS BoveSimona Maria FragomeniFrancesca MoroE K A TriumbariA CollarinoD VerriS GentileschiI SperdutiG ScambiaV RufiniA C TestaPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2021)
Fusion imaging with virtual navigation, combining PET/CT and real-time ultrasound imaging, is technically feasible and able to detect target lymph nodes even when PET/CT and ultrasound findings are inconsistent. Fusion imaging can also be used to guide the performance of core-needle aspiration biopsy, avoiding further surgical diagnostic procedures, or the injection of radiotracer for selective surgical nodal excision, enabling more sparing, selective surgery. This innovative technique could open up multiple diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in breast and gynecological oncology. © 2021 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- lymph node
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high resolution
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- positron emission tomography
- palliative care
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- coronary artery bypass
- squamous cell carcinoma
- acute coronary syndrome
- fluorescence imaging
- robot assisted
- photodynamic therapy
- coronary artery disease
- surgical site infection