Presurgical SPECT/CT shows more cancer than current standard

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 11:26 in Physics & Chemistry

Sentinel node imaging is more effectively accomplished with hybrid functional imaging with single photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography than with another molecular imaging technique called lymphoscintigraphy. This has been demonstrated through startling data from an international multi-center trial focused on melanoma, breast carcinoma, and malignancies of the pelvis, such as prostate and cervical cancer.

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