Journal
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Volume 54, Issue 4, Pages 493-496Publisher
SOC NUCLEAR MEDICINE INC
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.113746
Keywords
interventional molecular imaging; image-guided surgery; prostate cancer; sentinel lymph node; multimodal
Funding
- Dutch Cancer Society translational research award [PGF 2009-4344]
- National Research Council NWO-STW-VIDI grant [STW BGT11272]
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc., clinical research grant
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To provide surgeons with optimal guidance during interventions, it is crucial that the molecular imaging data generated in the diagnostic departments finds its way to the operating room. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy provides a textbook example in which molecular imaging data acquired in the department of nuclear medicine guides the surgical management of patients. For prostate cancer, in which SLNs are generally located deep in the pelvis, procedures are preferably performed via a (robot-assisted) laparoscopic approach. Unfortunately, in the laparoscopic setting the senses of the surgeon are reduced. This topical review discusses technologic innovations that can help improve surgical guidance during SLN biopsy procedures.
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