title: Chest X-ray Artifact Caused by Bilateral 99mTc-Antimony Trisulfite Injection for Sentinel Node Imaging in a Patient With Breast Cancer.
abstract: A 52-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma of both breasts had a chest x-ray for preoperative assessment. A striking artifact was noted by the x-ray technologist, who, as a result, became very concerned about radiation exposure from the patient. The patient had undergone bilateral sentinel lymph node injections in the nuclear medicine department with Tc-antimony trisulfite colloid just 2 hours before the chest x-ray. Radiation exposure to the x-ray technologist was determined to be similar to 8 hours of naturally occurring background radiation (∼2.96 μSv).
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Makis
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Alexander J B
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McEwan
authors.forename: Terence A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Riauka
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016477:Artifacts; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017556:Technetium Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017556:Technetium Compounds; C019096:technetium Tc 99m antimony sulfide; D000965:Antimony