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Fig. 1 a High-energy gamma probe.
e Navigation of the gamma probe in 3D virtual reality.
Surgeons trace the sentinel lymph node using a gamma probe that can provide radioactivity counts.
not detected; + positive, − negative As assessed by handheld high-energy gamma probe.
Subsequently, the "tracked" gamma probe was navigated by the surgeon until the intact skin was reached.
SLNs were detected using detailed information of PET/CT and the high-energy gamma probe.
This device combines a conventional gamma probe with an optical tracking system.
During the surgical procedure, the area of interest was scanned with the high-energy gamma probe.
'Scanning' here means moving the gamma probe freely with the hand pointing at the body of the patient from different directions, i.e., 'painting' the surface of the patient with the gamma probe (Figure 1B).
Preoperatively, the high-energy gamma probe was not easy to use due to its size as compared to a conventional gamma probe used for detection of 99m-technetium (99mTc).
The scan was divided in a 1- to 2-min scan with the gamma probe pointing at a dorsal direction and a 1- to 2-min scan with the gamma probe pointing at a medial direction.
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