[Efficacy of three-dimensional image fusion of lymphoscintigraphy and MDCT data sets in breast cancer].
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.
Ohta
Katsurou
K
Radiological Division, Daisan Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine.
Takeuchi
Yoshiyuki
Y
Tozaki
Mitsuhiro
M
Iida
Tetsuya
T
Ohshita
Takashi
T
Takamura
Kimihiro
K
Fujioka
Minoru
M
Akazawa
Hiromitsu
H
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
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C026177:technetium phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid