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| Title | Evaluation of Preoperative and Intraoperative Mobile Gamma Camera Imaging in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma Independent of Lymphoscintigraphy | ||||
| Abstract | Background and Objectives: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is standard practice for staging cutaneous melanoma. High false negative rates have increased interest in adjunctive techniques for localizing SLNs. Mobile gamma cameras (MGCs) represent potential tools to enhance SLNB performance. Methods: Twenty eligible melanoma patients underwent 99mTc sulfur colloid injection and standard lymphoscintigraphy with a fixed gamma camera (FGC). A survey using a 20 cm square MGC, performed immediately preoperatively by the study surgeon, was used to establish an operative plan while blinded to the FGC results. Subsequently, SLNB was performed using a gamma probe and a novel 6 cm diameter handheld MGC. Results: A total of 24 SLN basins were detected by FGC. Prior to unblinding, all 24 basins were identified with the preoperative MGC, and the operative plan established by preoperative MGC imaging was confirmed accurate by review of the FGC images. All individual SLNs were identified during in | ||||
| Author(s) | Joshua Judge, Kosta Popovic, Gina Petroni, Brian Kross, John McKisson, Jack McKisson, Drew Weisenberger, Alexander Stolin, Stan Majewski, Patrice Rehm, Craig Slingluff Jr., Mark Williams, Lynn Dengel | ||||
| Publication Date | May 2023 | ||||
| Document Type | Journal Article | ||||
| Primary Institution | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| Affiliation | Exp Nuclear Physics / Technical Support Groups / Detector | ||||
| Funding Source | Nuclear Physics (NP) | ||||
| Proprietary? | No | ||||
| This publication conveys | Technical Science Results | ||||
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| Associated with an experiment | No | ||||
| Associated with EIC | No | ||||
| Supported by Jefferson Lab LDRD Funding | No |
Journal Article
| Journal Name | Journal of Surgical Research |
| Refereed | No |
| Volume | 285 |
| Issue | |
| Page(s) | 176-186 |
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| Document(s) |
Mobile Gamma Camera_Dengel_rev1.pdf
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| Dataset(s) | (none) |
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