Dynamic lymphoscintigraphy and image fusion of SPECT and pelvic CT-scans allow mapping of aberrant pelvic sentinel lymph nodes in malignant melanoma

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Kretschmer, L ^a   Altenvoerde, G ^a   Meller, J ^a   Zutt, M ^a   Funke, M ^a   Neumann, C ^a   Becker, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Image fusion; Inguinal; Melanoma; Pelvic sentinel lymph node; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL PROBE; MELANOMA; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0037217869     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(02)00534-8     Document Type: Article

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