Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Breast Cancer Patients Through Fluorescent Imaging Using Indocyanine Green: The INFLUENCE Trial.
Claudia A BargonAnne HuibersDanny A Young-AfatBritt A M JansenInne H M Borel-RinkesJules LavalayeHenk-Jan van SlootenHelena M VerkooijenChristiaan F P van SwolAnnemiek DoeksenPublished in: Annals of surgery (2022)
ICG-fluorescence showed a higher (S)LN detection rate than 99m Tc-nanocoilloid, and equal detection rate for pathological (S)LNs. ICG-fluorescence may be used as a safe and effective alternative to 99m Tc-nanocoilloid for SLNB in patients with early-stage breast cancer.