SPECT/CT in Melanoma Lymphoscintigraphy

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Dec;41(12):961-963. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001407.

Abstract

Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a crucial part of staging intermediate and thick melanoma. Lymphatic drainage from a tumor site can be highly variable, especially on the head, neck, and trunk. SPECT/CT fuses nuclear medicine and x-ray CT images to produce images with high anatomic detail. At our institution, SPECT/CT is performed routinely in addition to planar imaging. This article presents examples where SPECT/CT has proven helpful in image interpretation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Lymphoscintigraphy*
  • Melanoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography*