PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - B S Williams
AU  - G H Hinkle
AU  - R A Douthit
AU  - J P Fry
AU  - R F Pozderac
AU  - J O Olsen
TI  - Lymphoscintigraphy and intraoperative lymphatic mapping of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma patients.
DP  - 1999 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 309--317
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/4/309.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/27/4/309.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1999 Dec 01; 27
AB  - 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.