Fusion of ultrasound and 3D single-photon-emission computed tomography/computed tomography to identify sentinel lymph nodes in vulvar cancer: feasibility study.
G GarganeseS BoveL ZagariaFrancesca MoroSimona Maria FragomeniF P IeriaS GentileschiP RomeoD Di GiorgioA GiordanoG ScambiaA C TestaPublished in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2019)
The present study demonstrated that fusion imaging virtual navigation using 3D SPECT/CT and ultrasound is feasible and able to detect sentinel lymph nodes in women with vulvar carcinoma. Fusion imaging using ultrasound for detection of sentinel lymph nodes opens up multiple diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities in gynecological oncology. Copyright © 2019 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- sentinel lymph node
- positron emission tomography
- dual energy
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- ultrasound guided
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- palliative care
- papillary thyroid
- randomized controlled trial
- squamous cell carcinoma
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- quantum dots
- sensitive detection