title: Futility of positron emission tomography and other modalities in the initial radiographic screening of patients with melanoma.
authors.forename: Edward P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D018447:Medical Futility; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18