Evaluation of camera-based freehand SPECT in preoperative sentinel lymph node mapping for melanoma patients

ConclusionsFreehand SPECT using a prototype SiPM-based gamma camera demonstrates high sensitivity for detection of SLNs in a preoperative setting. Camera fhSPECT is a potential means for efficiently obtaining real-time 3D activity distribution maps in applications such as image-guided percutaneous biopsy, and surgical SLN biopsy or radioguided tumor excision.
Source: EJNMMI Research - Category: Radiology Source Type: research