Preliminary study of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in combination with blue dye vs. indocyanine green fluorescence, in combination with blue dye for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Preliminary study of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in combination with blue dye vs. indocyanine green fluorescence, in combination with blue dye for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

Abstract Background This preliminary study aimed to examine the feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) vs. indocyanine green fluorescence (ICG), combined with blue dye in patients with breast cancer. Methods This was a retrospective study of consec...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yidong Zhou, Yan Li, Feng Mao, Jing Zhang, Qingli Zhu, Songjie Shen, Yan Lin, Xiaohui Zhang, He Liu, Mengsu Xiao, Yuxin Jiang, Qiang Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Sentinel lymph node
Biopsy
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Indocyanine green fluorescence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6165-4

Similar Items

Similar Items