Lymphoscintigraphic identification of sentinel lymph nodes: Clinical evaluation of 0.22-μm filtration of Tc-99 m sulfur colloid

Radiology

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 505-509

  Goldfarb, Leonard R ^a,b   Alazraki, Naomi P ^a,b   Eshima, Dennis ^a   Eshima, Lorie A ^a   Herda, Stephen C ^a   Halkar, Raghuveer K ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphatic system; Melanoma; Radionuclide imaging; Radionuclide studies; Radionuclides; Technology; Transit studies

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; MELANOMA; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031827029     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.208.2.9680583     Document Type: Article

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