Intraoperative search for neuroblastoma by MIBG and radioguided surgery with the gamma detector
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Intraoperative search for neuroblastoma by MIBG and radioguided surgery with the gamma detector.
Administration of a tumour-seeking compound labeled with a low-energy isotope and intraoperative screening with the gamma probe (radioguided surgery, RGS) could be useful in reoperations for advanced neuroblastoma when the normal anatomy is altered. A pilot study was performed to test the feasibility of this technique. Five patients underwent six relaparotomies for recurrent stage III or IV neu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical and Pediatric Oncology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0098-1532,1096-911X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199703)28:3<171::aid-mpo2>3.0.co;2-g