TY - JOUR T1 - Lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative lymphatic mapping of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma patients. JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 309 LP - 317 VL - 27 IS - 4 AU - B S Williams AU - G H Hinkle AU - R A Douthit AU - J P Fry AU - R F Pozderac AU - J O Olsen Y1 - 1999/12/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/4/309.abstract N2 - Identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) using lymphoscintigraphy, the blue dye technique and intraoperative lymphatic mapping with a gamma-detecting probe has become the standard of care in diagnosing and treating melanoma. Numerous clinical studies have proven the reliability of predicting the histology of remaining lymph nodes in the lymphatic basin from the histologic evaluation of the SLNs. Technical and clinical factors presented in this paper have been shown to increase the accuracy of localization of SLNs. The nuclear medicine technologist shares a vital role in the radiopharmaceutical preparation and administration for preoperative lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative lymphatic mapping in patients with melanoma. ER -