title: [Efficacy of three-dimensional image fusion of lymphoscintigraphy and MDCT data sets in breast cancer].
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of image fusion of lymphoscintigraphy with (99m)Tc phytate and volume-rendering images generated by multidetector-row CT (MDCT) in patients with breast cancer. The subjects were 25 patients with clinically negative nodes. Data from the two imaging modalities were fused on a personal computer. Thirty-five axillary sentinel nodes were identified by lymphoscintigraphy. The anatomical locations of sentinel nodes in 27 patients were clearly demonstrated by 3D-fusion imaging (84%). Image fusion of lymphoscintigraphy with (99m)Tc phytate and volume-rendering images is helpful for sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Radiological Division, Daisan Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Katsurou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tozaki
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohshita
authors.forename: Kimihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akazawa
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010833:Phytic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C026177:technetium phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid