Diagnostic Imaging
Topographic 3D interstitial MDCT-LG navigates breast sentinel lymph nodes
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 14th, 2005
According to a study from Japan, "three-dimensional multi detector-row computed tomographic lymphography (3D MDCT-LG) with interstitial injection of a widely available nonionic monometric contrast medium iopamidol was used for navigation of breast sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. 3D MDCT-LG was obtained after massage of the interstitially injected sites of a total of 4-5 mL undiluted iopamidol at periareolar and peritumoral areas in 68 consecutive patients with early-stage breast cancer, using a 4 detector-row CT scanner."
"Drainage lymphatic patterns and SLN anatomy were...
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