A study on the value of computer-assisted assessment for SPECT/CT-scans in sentinel lymph node diagnostics of penile cancer as well as clinical reliability and morbidity of this procedure.
Ulf LützenCarsten Maik NaumannMarlies MarxYi ZhaoMichael JüptnerRené BaumannLászló PappNorbert ZsótérAlexey AksenovKlaus-Peter JünemannMaaz ZuhayraPublished in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2016)
SLNB is a very reliable method, associated with low morbidity. Computer-assisted assessment of SPECT/CT data of the SLN-diagnostics shows high sensitivity and specificity. While it cannot replace the assessment by medical experts, it can still provide substantial supplement and assistance.
Keyphrases
- sentinel lymph node
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- dual energy
- image quality
- early stage
- lymph node
- healthcare
- magnetic resonance imaging
- papillary thyroid
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- positron emission tomography
- electronic health record
- minimally invasive
- machine learning
- big data
- squamous cell
- lymph node metastasis
- rectal cancer