Imaging the lymphatic system

LL Munn, TP Padera - Microvascular research, 2014 - Elsevier
Visualization of the lymphatic system is clinically necessary during diagnosis or treatment of
many conditions and diseases; it is used for identifying and monitoring lymphedema, for …

[HTML][HTML] The role of MRI in axillary lymph node imaging in breast cancer patients: a systematic review

VJL Kuijs, M Moossdorff, RJ Schipper… - Insights into …, 2015 - Springer
Objectives To assess whether MRI can exclude axillary lymph node metastasis, potentially
replacing sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), and consequently eliminating the risk of …

Preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast cancer with dynamic contrast‐enhanced‐MRI‐based radiomics

Z Liu, B Feng, C Li, Y Chen, Q Chen… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) status facilitates the selection of optimal
therapeutic strategy for breast cancer patients, but in clinical practice LVI status is …

Convolutional neural network of multiparametric MRI accurately detects axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients with pre neoadjuvant chemotherapy

T Ren, S Lin, P Huang, TQ Duong - Clinical breast cancer, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Accurate assessment of the axillary lymph nodes (aLNs) in breast cancer
patients is essential for prognosis and treatment planning. Current radiological staging of …

Axillary lymph node evaluation utilizing convolutional neural networks using MRI dataset

R Ha, P Chang, J Karcich, S Mutasa… - Journal of digital …, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of convolutional neural network (CNN) in
predicting axillary lymph node metastasis, using a breast MRI dataset. An institutional review …

Convolutional neural network detection of axillary lymph node metastasis using standard clinical breast MRI

T Ren, R Cattell, H Duanmu, P Huang, H Li… - Clinical breast …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Axillary lymph node status is important for breast cancer staging and treatment
planning as the majority of breast cancer metastasis spreads through the axillary lymph …

Using ultrasound and palpation for predicting axillary lymph node status following neoadjuvant chemotherapy–Results from the multi-center SENTINA trial

L Schwentner, G Helms, V Nekljudova, B Ataseven… - The Breast, 2017 - Elsevier
Background With the growing importance of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) the
assessment of post neoadjuvant axillary status is of increasing importance especially in …

Preoperative axillary lymph node evaluation in breast cancer patients by breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Can breast MRI exclude advanced nodal disease …

SJ Hyun, EK Kim, HJ Moon, JH Yoon, MJ Kim - European radiology, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic performance of breast magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) in preoperative evaluation of axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in breast cancer …

Added value of MRI for invasive breast cancer including the entire axilla for evaluation of high-level or advanced axillary lymph node metastasis in the post–ACOSOG …

JH Byon, YV Park, JH Yoon, HJ Moon, EK Kim, MJ Kim… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background In the post–American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0011 trial era,
radiologists have increasingly focused on excluding high-level or advanced axillary lymph …

[HTML][HTML] Lymphatic mapping and lymphedema surgery in the breast cancer patient

KM Patel, O Manrique, M Sosin, MA Hashmi… - Gland …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Upper limb lymphedema can be an unfortunate sequela following the oncologic treatment of
breast cancer. The surgical treatment of lymphedema has had a recent renewed clinical …