Improved detection of axillary hot nodes in lymphoscintigraphy in breast cancer located in the upper lateral quadrant with additional projection imaging

• Published in: Annals of nuclear medicine Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 707 - 710
• Main Authors: Koizumi, Mitsuru, Nomura, Etsuji, Yamada, Yasuhiko, Takiguchi, Tohohiro, Ishii, Motoki, Yamashita, Takashi, Tada, Keiichiro, Nishimura, Seiichiro, Takahashi, Kaoru, Makita, Masujiro, Iwase, Takuji, Yoshimoto, Masataka, Kasumi, Fujio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2004
• Subjects: Axilla - diagnostic imaging; Axilla - pathology; Biopsy; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Female; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Lymphatic Metastasis; Medical imaging; Middle Aged; Nodes; Projection; Quadrants; Radioactivity; Radionuclide Imaging; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - methods; Tumors

Sentinel node (SN) biopsy has been becoming a standard method for early stage breast cancer. Scintigraphic image of SN helps the biopsy procedure. It is reported that the scintigraphic detection rate is not 100%. The value of taking additional projection view in SN detection was assessed in breast c...