Value of Quantitative SPECT/CT Lymphoscintigraphy in Improving Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Breast Cancer.
Ting LuanYongqing LiQingwei WuYan WangZongwei HuoXiaohui WangLigang XingXiaorong SunPublished in: The breast journal (2022)
Quantitative Tc-99 m SC SPECT/CT imaging has the potential to preoperatively locate sentinel lymph nodes and intraoperatively avoid unnecessary sentinel lymph node biopsy.
Keyphrases
- sentinel lymph node
- lymph node
- high resolution
- image quality
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- dual energy
- early stage
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- ultrasound guided
- fine needle aspiration
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- photodynamic therapy
- climate change
- locally advanced
- fluorescence imaging