Can integrated 18F-FDG PET/MR replace sentinel lymph node resection in malignant melanoma?

Benedikt Michael Schaarschmidt,Johannes Grueneisen,Vanessa Stebner,Joachim Klode,Ingo Stoffels,Lale Umutlu,Dirk Schadendorf,Philipp Heusch,Gerald Antoch,Thorsten Pöppel

Can integrated 18F-FDG PET/MR replace sentinel lymph node resection in malignant melanoma?

2018

Benedikt Michael Schaarschmidt
Johannes Grueneisen
Vanessa Stebner
Joachim Klode
Ingo Stoffels
Lale Umutlu
Dirk Schadendorf
Philipp Heusch
Gerald Antoch
Thorsten Pöppel

Purpose To compare the sensitivity and specificity of 18F-fluordesoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), 18F-FDG PET/magnetic resonance (18F-FDG PET/MR) and 18F-FDG PET/MR including diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in the detection of sentinel lymph node metastases in patients suffering from malignant melanoma.

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Radiology
Diffusion MRI
Melanoma
Computed tomography
Positron emission tomography
Medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
PET-CT
Sentinel lymph node
Resection
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