A Prospective Evaluation of Positron Emission Tomography Scanning, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, and Standard Axillary Dissection for Axillary Staging in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer
- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 11 (9) , 846-853
- https://doi.org/10.1245/aso.2004.11.033
Abstract
Background:Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive imaging modality that can detect malignant lymph nodes. This study determined the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and...Keywords
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