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Einat Even-Sapir1, Hedva Lerman, Genady Lievshitz

  • 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. evensap@tasmc.health.gov.il

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Fused SPECT/CT imaging improves sentinel lymph node (SN) mapping for melanoma and head and neck cancers. This technique identifies more SNs than planar imaging, aiding in biopsy accuracy for trunk and head/neck tumors.

Area of Science:

  • Nuclear medicine
  • Oncology
  • Diagnostic imaging

Background:

  • Lymphoscintigraphy is crucial for sentinel lymph node (SN) mapping before SN biopsy.
  • Its importance is heightened in cases of ambiguous lymph node drainage.
  • Accurate SN mapping impacts treatment decisions and patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the clinical benefit of fused SPECT/CT images compared to planar images for SN mapping.
  • To assess the added value of SPECT/CT in identifying sentinel nodes in various tumor locations.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-four patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma or squamous cell carcinoma underwent scintigraphy.
  • Scintigraphy utilized a hybrid gamma-camera/low-dose CT system.
  • Planar and fused SPECT/CT images were interpreted separately for SN identification.

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Main Results:

  • SPECT/CT identified multiple draining basins in 50% of trunk melanoma and 33% of head and neck melanoma cases.
  • Fused SPECT/CT images revealed SNs missed by planar imaging in 43% of head and neck/trunk tumors.
  • These missed SNs included tumor-involved nodes and those in additional basins, improving mapping accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • SPECT/CT SN mapping offers clinically relevant additional data for SN biopsy.
  • This technique is particularly beneficial for patients with trunk or head and neck melanoma.
  • It also aids in mapping mucosal head and neck tumors, enhancing diagnostic precision.