Quantitative Assessment of Radiation-Induced Fibrosis of the Breast with Tissue Compliance Meter, Palpation, and Radiological Imaging: Preliminary Res

Quantitative Assessment of Radiation-Induced Fibrosis of the Breast with Tissue Compliance Meter, Palpation, and Radiological Imaging: Preliminary Results
A. Gabriella Wernicke, Ruth Rosenblatt, Margarita Rasca, Preeti Parhar, Paul J. Christos, Andrew Fischer, Bhupesh Parashar, Dattatreyudu Nori
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The Breast Journal Volume 15 Issue 6, Pages 579 - 582

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This study is the first to explore the differences in radio-tracer uptake in the axilla in patients following BSGI and comparing the radio-tracer uptake in metasatic nodes versus extravasation of radio-tracer during injection.
The sensitivity of breast specific gamma imaging in detecting primary breast cancers has been shown, but its usefulness in the detection of axillary metastases has not been determined