The effect of changing gamma count threshold on sentinel lymph node accuracy

Current Surgery

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-317

  Hueman, Matthew T ^a   Scanlan, Bradford J ^a   White, Paul W ^a   Golarz, Scott R ^a   Peoples, George E ^a   Shriver, Craig D ^a   Maniscalco Theberge, Mary E ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Axillary lymph node dissection; Breast cancer; False negative rate; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GAMMA SCINTIGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0036235350     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7944(02)00624-4     Document Type: Article

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