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- Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is crucial for detecting breast cancer spread to lymph nodes, but false negatives are a concern.
- Equivalent cross-relaxation rate imaging (ECRI) can assess lymph node structure changes via MRI and may help improve SLNB accuracy by distinguishing between metastasized and non-metastasized regions.
- ECRI findings indicated that non-metastatic regions had higher ECR values compared to metastatic ones, suggesting it could enhance the effectiveness of SLNB.
Article Abstract
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an important technique for detecting axillary lymph node metastasis in breast carcinoma patients. However, false-negative results are a problem. Equivalent cross-relaxation rate (ECR) imaging (ECRI) is a measurement method that can be used to quantitatively evaluate a change in the structural organization of lymph nodes by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We performed axillary ECRI in an attempt to decrease the false-negative results of SLNB. Regions without metastases showed a higher ECR value. On the other hand, regions with metastases showed a lower ECR value. The ECR images were compared with macroscopic histology images in which the presence or absence of axillary lymph node metastasis could be evaluated. ECRI is a potentially useful method for evaluating the efficacy of SLNB.
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