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Donohoe KJ, Carroll BJ, Chung DKV, Dibble EH, Diego E, Giammarile F, Grant FD, Lai SY, Linden H, Miller ME, Pandit-Taskar N, Tawa NE, Vidal-Sicart S. Summary: Appropriate Use Criteria for Lymphoscintigraphy in Sentinel Node Mapping and Lymphedema/Lipedema. J Nucl Med 2023; 64:525-528. [PMID: 36958856 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Expert representatives from 11 professional societies, as part of an autonomous work group, researched and developed appropriate use criteria (AUC) for lymphoscintigraphy in sentinel lymph node mapping and lymphedema. The complete findings and discussions of the work group, including example clinical scenarios, were published on October 8, 2022, and are available at https://www.snmmi.org/ClinicalPractice/ content.aspx?ItemNumber=42021. The complete AUC document includes clinical scenarios for scintigraphy in patients with breast, cutaneous, and other cancers, as well as for mapping lymphatic flow in lymphedema. Pediatric considerations are addressed. These AUC are intended to assist health care practitioners considering lymphoscintigraphy. Presented here is a brief overview of the AUC, including the rationale and methodology behind development of the document. For detailed findings of the work group, the reader should refer to the complete AUC document online.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kevin J Donohoe
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, VA, United States
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- Society for Vascular Medicine, East Dundee, IL, United States
| | - David K V Chung
- Australia and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine, Vermont South, Australia, Australia
| | - Elizabeth H Dibble
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, VA, United States
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- Society of Surgical Oncology, Rosemont, IL, United States
| | | | - Frederick D Grant
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, VA, United States
| | - Stephen Y Lai
- American Head and Neck Society, Los Angeles, CA, United States
| | - Hannah Linden
- American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA, United States
| | - Megan E Miller
- American Society of Breast Surgeons, Columbia, MD, United States
| | - Neeta Pandit-Taskar
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, VA, United States
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