Published March 15, 1989
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Journal article
57Co-bleomycin scintigraphy for the staging of lung cancer
- 1. Univ. Hospital Groningen (Netherlands)
Description
The value of Cobalt-57 bleomycin (57Co-BLM) scintigraphy in the detection of lymph node metastases in the hilum and mediastinum was investigated in 132 patients with peripherally located lung cancer. In one half of the patients with metastases, these were visualized. Specificity was 98%. These results were better than those obtained with chest radiography and conventional roentgen tomography. 57Co-BLM scintigraphy is routinely used in the staging of patients with lung cancer, obviating the need for mediastinoscopy
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Cancer (Philadelphia)
- Journal Volume
- 63
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Cancer (Philadelphia).
- Journal Page Range
- 1119-1122
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
- CODEN
- CANCA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20056741
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BLEOMYCIN; COBALT 57; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; LUNGS; LYMPH NODES; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; SCINTISCANNING; SPECIFICITY
- Descriptors DEC
- ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMITOTIC DRUGS; ANTINEOPLASTIC DRUGS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COBALT ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DRUGS; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY