Comparison of sentinel gamma probes for 99mTc breast cancer surgery based on NEMA NU3-2004 standard

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 854-861

  Zamburlinia, Mariangela ^a   Keymeulen, Kristien ^a   Bemelmans, Marc ^a   Bransa, Boudewijn ^a   Kemerinka, Gerrit J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Gamma probe; Nema; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COLLIMATOR; ERGONOMICS; GAMMA PROBE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOSURGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 73249138742     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e32832f34e7     Document Type: Article

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