RADIATION SAFETY OF INTRAOPERATIVE GAMMA PROBE IN BREAST CANCER

Recently, the increased use of surgical gamma probe for sentinel lymph node biopsy in operation suits causes increased radiation exposure of the staff who works in these areas. This paper reviews the studies about the radiation safety of the surgical and pathology staff in surgical suits during sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer. The principals of radiation safety is discussed and useful measures for the staff are summarize

FDG-PET in diagnosis, staging and follow-up of malignant melanoma

In this review article, the use of recent technology Flour18deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (FDG-PET) in melanoma has been discussed. Studies in the medical literature regarding the use of FDG PET in early melanoma, staging of melanoma, sentinel lymph node detection, local recurrence and in transit metastasis, distant metastasis and restaging were reviewed and evaluated. Treatment evaluation with PET, recent developements in new PET radiopharmaceuticals and use of PET probe in melanoma has been quoted

Resting Tl-201 scintigraphy in the evaluation of myocardial sarcoidosis

In patients with sarcoidosis, myocardial involvement is common and may be fatal. With extensive disease, the primary manifestations may include conduction abnormalities and arrhythmias, which may lead to sudden death. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy may be the most accurate method to assess extent of myocardial involvement and response to therapy

Cardiac involvement in melanoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Heart is rarely involved in metastatic cancer. A 44-year-old woman diagnosed with melanoma, with extensive metastases to whole body including interatrial septum demonstrated by PET/CT and echocardiography, was presented and discussed in light of the literature

FALSE-POSITIVE I-131 IMAGES MIMICKING THYROID-CANCER METASTASIS THE NOSE RING SIGN

This case report describes an I-131 whole-body scan with false-positive uptake at the site of a nose ring in a patient with follicular thyroid cancer