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Imaging characteristics
| Total number of procedures | 77 |
| Time to visualization of SN (mean) | 22 min (range 15–60 min) |
| Late imaging | 19 procedures |
| Additional tracer injection | 16 procedures |
| Detection rate | |
| Per procedure | 91% |
| Per groin | 96% |
| Comparison imaging | Planar static imaging | SPECT/CT imaging |
|---|---|---|
| Number of SNs (mean) | 1.17 | 1.33 |
| Count of most active SN (mean) | 1343 | 5008 |
| Comparison resection | SPECT/CT imaging | Resection |
|---|---|---|
| Number of SNs (mean) | 1.43 | 1.73 |
