Internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy in patients with breast cancer. Correlation with computed tomography and impact on radiation therapy planning

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.147.3.6844625· OSTI ID:5685074

Collier, B D; Palmer, D W; Wilson, J F; Greenberg, M; Komaki, R; Cox, J D; Lawson, T L; Lawlor, P M

Twenty patients with Stage I or II breast cancer, all of whom had undergone radiation therapy planning, were examined with internal mammary lymphoscintigraphy (IMLS) and computed tomography (CT). Based on the results of IMLS, radiation fields were revised in 12 cases (60%). The mean number of nodes identified by IMLS in each patient was 7.8, which is in agreement with previously published autopsy and scintigraphic data. CT identified 243 possible nodes of normal size, but only 49 of them were within 10 mm of regions shown to be positive on the scintigram. The authors conclude that IMLS is the method of choice for defining parasternal lymphatic drainage and identifying those internal mammary nodes that are normal in both size and function.

• Research Organization: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Milwaukee County Medical Complex, Medical College of Wisconsin
• OSTI ID: 5685074
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 147:3; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
GLANDS
LYMPH NODES
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
MAMMARY GLANDS
NEOPLASMS
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
SCINTISCANNING
TOMOGRAPHY