Elastography in the assessment of sentinel lymph nodes prior to dissection

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3154-3159

  Tourasse, Christophe ^a   Dénier, Jean François ^b   Awada, Azzam ^c   Gratadour, Anne Christel ^c   Nessah Bousquet, Karima ^c   Gay, Joël ^d  

^a Private Hospital Jean Mermoz   (France)

^b Anatomopathology Department   (France)

^c Centre Orthopédique Santy Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz   (France)

^d SUPERSONIC IMAGINE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Elastography; Metastatic lymph nodes; Sentinel node biopsy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866993522     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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