Imaging the lymphatic system

LL Munn, TP Padera - Microvascular research, 2014 - Elsevier
Visualization of the lymphatic system is clinically necessary during diagnosis or treatment of
many conditions and diseases; it is used for identifying and monitoring lymphedema, for …

Positron emission tomography (PET) for assessment of axillary lymph node status in early breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KL Cooper, S Harnan, Y Meng, SE Ward… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and axillary lymph node dissection (ALND)
are used to assess axillary nodal status in breast cancer, but are invasive procedures …

Role of sonographic elastography in the differential diagnosis of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer

JJ Choi, BJ Kang, SH Kim, JH Lee… - Journal of ultrasound …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of sonographic
elastography in differentiating reactive and metastatic axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer …

Diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the characterization of axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer

F Fornasa, MV Nesoti, C Bovo… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To assess prospectively the accuracy of diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance
imaging (DWI) in differentiating between metastatic and benign axillary lymph nodes in …

MRI and FDG-PET/CT based assessment of axillary lymph node metastasis in early breast cancer: a meta-analysis

X Liang, J Yu, B Wen, J Xie, Q Cai, Q Yang - Clinical Radiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim To evaluate the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and combined 2-[18 F]-
fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography/computed tomography …

The use of FDG-PET in assessing axillary lymph node status in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

R Peare, RT Staff, SD Heys - Breast cancer research and treatment, 2010 - Springer
Axillary lymph node status is the most powerful prognostic indicator in patients with breast
cancer. FDG-PET has been suggested as a non-invasive method of staging the axilla. The …

[PDF][PDF] The comparative study of ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced MRI, and 18F-FDG PET/CT for detecting axillary lymph node metastasis in T1 breast cancer

SO Hwang, SW Lee, HJ Kim, WW Kim… - Journal of breast …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose: A more noninvasive evaluation of axillary lymph node in breast cancer is one of
the principal challenges of breast cancer treatment. To detect axillary lymph node metastasis …

Evaluation of a hanging-breast PET system for primary tumor visualization in patients with stage I–III breast cancer: comparison with standard PET/CT

SC Teixeira, JF Rebolleda, BB Koolen… - American Journal of …, 2016 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the performance of a
mammography with molecular imaging PET (MAMMI-PET) system for breast imaging in the …

Sensitivity, specificity and the diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT for axillary staging in patients with stage I-III cancer: a systematic review of the literature

J Kasem, U Wazir, K Mokbel - in vivo, 2021 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Axillary lymph node (ALN) status plays a key role in the staging of breast
cancer. Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) using 18 …

Diagnostic performance of time-of-flight PET/CT for evaluating nodal metastasis of the axilla in breast cancer

M Mori, T Fujioka, L Katsuta, J Tsuchiya… - Nuclear Medicine …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of preoperative axillary
lymph node assessment in breast cancer using time-of-flight 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose …