Technetium-99m methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile chest single photon emission computed tomography to detect mediastinal lymph node meastasis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Comparison with computed tomography

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Title:	Technetium-99m methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile chest single photon emission computed tomography to detect mediastinal lymph node meastasis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Comparison with computed tomography
Authors:	Shiau, YC;Hsieh, JF;Tsai, SC;Ho, YJ;Sun, SS;Kao, CH
Contributors:	附設醫院核子醫學部;Taichung Vet Gen Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taichung 407, Taiwan;Far E Mem Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taipei, Taiwan;Chi Mei Fdn Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Tainan, Taiwan;Show Chwan Mem Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Chunghua, Taiwan;Jen Ai Hosp, Dept Radiol, Taichung, Taiwan;China Med Coll Hosp, Dept Nucl Med, Taichung, Taiwan
Date:	2000
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:34:48 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	INT INST ANTICANCER RESEARCH
Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to assess the contribution of techentium-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m sestamibi) scintimammography in the diagnosis of breast cancer in 32 female patients with indeterminate mammographic probability of malignancy because of mammographically dense breasts. All the breast masses were removed and histopathological diagnoses were obtained in all cases. The results showed that scintimammography with Tc-99m sestamibi was positive in 21 patients (20 true-positive, 4 false-positive) and negative in 11 pahents (7 true-negative; 4 false-negative). The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and accuracy rates were 83%, 88% and 84%, respectively, in the differentiation of malignant from benign breast masses in the patients with mammographically dense breasts. The detection of malignant breast tumors by Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography was independent of the density of the breast tissue. In conclusion, Tc-99m sestamibi scintimammography appears to be a useful diagnostic method for. the detection of breast cancer in patients with nondiagnostic mammograms because of mammographically dense breasts.
Relation:	ANTICANCER RESEARCH 20(5C):3751-3754
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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