[Guidelines for the detection of sentinel lymph nodes using radionuclides].
For the detection of sentinel lymph nodes, the technetium-99m (99mTc) method is the most accurate and widely used. 99mTc has many advantages, such as a short half-life of 6 h, emission of 140 KeV gamma-rays, etc. Radiation to medical personnel is minimal and this technique can be safely performed under the guidelines issued by the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D013667:Technetium
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