A training simulator for sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer: A new standard

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 134-140

  Keshtgar, M R S ^a   Chicken, D W ^a   Waddington, W A ^b   Raven, W ^a   Ell, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Sentinel node biopsy; Staging; Teaching; Training

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SIMULATOR; STANDARDIZATION;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPH NODES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TEACHING;

EID: 13444293465     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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