Introducing navigation during melanoma-related sentinel lymph node procedures in the head-and-neck region

Introducing navigation during melanoma-related sentinel lymph node procedures in the head-and-neck region

Abstract Background Intraoperative sentinel node (SN) identification in patients with head-and-neck malignancies can be challenging due to unexpected drainage patterns and anatomical complexity. Here, intraoperative navigation-based guidance technologies may provide outcome. In this study, gamma cam...

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Main Authors: Gijs H. KleinJan, Baris Karakullukçu, W. Martin C. Klop, Thijs Engelen, Nynke S. van den Berg, Fijs W. B. van Leeuwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
Virtual reality
Augmented reality
Surgical navigation
Sentinel node
Melanoma
Fluorescence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-017-0312-1

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