Localization of sentinel nodes in breast cancer: Novel method and device to help pen marking of active nodes during gamma camera imaging

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Laasanen, Mikko S ^a   Heikkinen, Jari O ^a   Saarakkala, Simo ^a   Paajanen, Hannu ^a  

^a MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; POLYCARBONATES; SKIN;

BREAST CANCER; GAMMA CAMERA; PEN MARKING METHOD; SENTINEL NODES;

TUMORS;

NANOCOL; NANOCOLL TC 99M; POLYCARBONATE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 17144414172     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/7/N01     Document Type: Article

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