Table 1.
Identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in pre-operative micro CT imaging, intraoperative cone-beam CT (CBCT) imaging, intraoperative fluorescence imaging and final histopathology pathology. Lymph nodes were identified in the submandibularis region, see Fig. 1
| Animal | # SLN Pre-op μCT | #SLN Intraoperative CBCT | # SLN Intraoperative Fluorescence | # SLN Metastasis Histopathology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Rabbit 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rabbit 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rabbit 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rabbit 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rabbit 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rabbit 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rabbit 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rabbit 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rabbit 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 | 24 | 12 |