title: SPECT/CT in Melanoma Lymphoscintigraphy.
abstract: Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a crucial part of staging intermediate and thick melanoma. Lymphatic drainage from a tumor site can be highly variable, especially on the head, neck, and trunk. SPECT/CT fuses nuclear medicine and x-ray CT images to produce images with high anatomic detail. At our institution, SPECT/CT is performed routinely in addition to planar imaging. This article presents examples where SPECT/CT has proven helpful in image interpretation.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and PET, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Khimling
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tew
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farlow
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D061305:Lymphoscintigraphy; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D000072098:Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography