1. Summary: Appropriate Use Criteria for Lymphoscintigraphy in Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphedema/Lipedema.
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Donohoe KJ, Carroll BJ, Chung DKV, Dibble EH, Diego E, Giammarile F, Grant FD, Lai SY, Linden H, Miller ME, Pandit-Taskar N, Tawa NE Jr, and Vidal-Sicart S
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- Humans, Child, Female, Lymphoscintigraphy, Lymph Nodes diagnostic imaging, Lymph Nodes pathology, Radionuclide Imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy methods, Lipedema pathology, Lymphedema diagnostic imaging, Lymphedema pathology, Breast Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Expert representatives from 11 professional societies, as part of an autonomous work group, researched and developed appropriate use criteria (AUC) for lymphoscintigraphy in sentinel lymph node mapping and lymphedema. The complete findings and discussions of the work group, including example clinical scenarios, were published on October 8, 2022, and are available at https://www.snmmi.org/ClinicalPractice/content.aspx?ItemNumber=42021 The complete AUC document includes clinical scenarios for scintigraphy in patients with breast, cutaneous, and other cancers, as well as for mapping lymphatic flow in lymphedema. Pediatric considerations are addressed. These AUC are intended to assist health care practitioners considering lymphoscintigraphy. Presented here is a brief overview of the AUC, including the rationale and methodology behind development of the document. For detailed findings of the work group, the reader should refer to the complete AUC document online., (© 2023 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.) more...
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- 2023
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