A protocol for imaging axillary lymph nodes in patients undergoing breast-specific γ-imaging

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-31

  Jones, Elizabeth A ^a   Phan, Trinh D ^a   Johnson, Nathalie M ^a   Blanchard, Deborah A ^a  

^a LEGACY GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary; Breast; BSGI; CNMT; Lymph nodes; Molecular imaging; Oncology

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AXILLA; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; BREAST; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; BREASTSPECIFIC GAMMA IMAGING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE EXTRAVASATION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTIMAMMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BODY POSTURE; INSTRUMENTATION; LYMPH NODE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SCINTISCANNING;

BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; POSTURE; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING;

EID: 77956632658     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.109.062711     Document Type: Article

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