Routine use of FDG-PET scans in melanoma patients with positive sentinel node biopsy

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2007 Apr;34(4):602; author reply 603. doi: 10.1007/s00259-006-0329-6.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / methods*
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Whole Body Imaging / methods*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18