CT-based evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph node status in breast cancer: Value of added contrast-enhanced study

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 730-737

  Yuen, S ^a,b   Yamada, K ^a   Goto, M ^a   Sawai, K ^a   Nishimura, T ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axilla; Breast cancer; Computed tomography (CT); Contrast enhanced study; Lymph node metastasis; Sentinel lymph node

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

AXILLA; BREAST CANCER; CONTRAST-ENHANCED STUDY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

TUMORS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 16644389990     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410001088     Document Type: Article

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