ReviewThe oncologist2020
Lymph Node Imaging in Patients with Primary Breast Cancer: Concurrent Diagnostic Tools.
Review in The oncologist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06185946 (Evaluation of Different Imaging Modalities in Regional Nodes Staging in Breast Cancer Patient), which is not on this map. Cited by 126 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Different Imaging Modalities in Regional Nodes Staging in Breast Cancer Patient
Who cites it
126 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.
- The predictive value of multiple artificial intelligence models in axillary lymph node metastasis of breast cancer detected by ultrasound - a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Deep learning-based breast MRI for predicting axillary lymph node metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2025Pooled it
- The accuracy of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and core needle biopsy in diagnosing axillary lymph nodes in women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Regional lymph node changes on breast MRI in patients with early-stage breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Trial
- Prediction of Residual Axillary Nodal Metastasis Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Radiomics Analysis Based on Chest Computed Tomography.Korean journal of radiology · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of the time‑of‑flight-enhanced deep learning image reconstruction method inPhysical and engineering sciences in medicine · 2026Article
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- Prospective Evaluation of CEUS-URM in Axillary Lymph Nodes with Diffuse Cortical Thickening in Breast Cancer Patients.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- AlEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026Article
- Integrating intratumoral and peritumoral ultrasound radiomics with clinicopathological features to predict axillary lymph node metastasis in early breast cancer.Gland surgery · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Potential of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient-Based Lymph Node Classification in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing [Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Combining ultrasound and core needle histology imaging Radiopathomics model in predicting axillary lymph node metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Augmented Prediction of N Parameter in Breast Cancer: Is It Possible with Shear-Wave Elastography Ultrasound Radiomics?Cancers · 2026Article
- ISG15-driven immune modulation and tumor progression in breast cancer metastasis: insights from single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Assessing the diagnostic value of hemodynamic distinctions between axillary lymph nodes and adjacent vessels in breast cancer axillary lymph node metastasis via breast magnetic resonance imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Exempting axillary staging surgery in breast cancer using multimodal ultrasound imaging and radiomics of sentinel lymph nodes.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Preoperative assessment of axillary lymph node tumor burden in cT1-2N0 breast cancer patients with a modality-adaptive network based on sentinel lymph node ultrasound images.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Development and External Validation of a Preoperative Nomogram for Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Using Routine Ultrasound and Core Needle Biopsy Variables.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- A multimodal ultrasound-based model combining tumor radiomics and axillary lymph node morphologic classification for predicting axillary nodal burden in breast cancer.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Multimodal nomogram for predicting axillary pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy in clinically node-positive breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
The detection of lymph node metastasis affects the management of patients with primary breast cancer significantly in terms of staging, treatment, and prognosis. The main goal for the radiologist is to determine and detect the presence of metastatic disease in nonpalpable axillary lymph nodes with a positive predictive value that is high enough to initially select patients for upfront axillary lymph node dissection. Features that are suggestive of axillary adenopathy may be seen with different imaging modalities, but ultrasound is the method of choice for evaluating axillary lymph nodes and for performing image-guided lymph node interventions. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the available imaging modalities for lymph node assessment in patients diagnosed with primary breast cancer. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The detection of lymph node metastasis affects the management of patients with primary breast cancer. The main goal for the radiologist is to detect lymph node metastasis in patients to allow for the selection of patients who should undergo upfront axillary lymph node dissection. Features that are suggestive of axillary adenopathy may be seen with mammography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, but ultrasonography is the imaging modality of choice for evaluating axillary lymph nodes. A normal axillary lymph node is characterized by a reniform shape, a maximal cortical thickness of 3 mm without focal bulging, smooth margins, and, depending on size, a discernable central fatty hilum.
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