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Table 2 Comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy results between the two groups

From: Preliminary study of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in combination with blue dye vs. indocyanine green fluorescence, in combination with blue dye for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer

 

CEUS + blue dye (n = 127)

ICG + blue dye (n = 316)

P

Identification rate of SLNs, n (%)

125/127 (98.4)

310/316 (98.1)

0.814

Number of SLNs identified per patient, mean ± SD

3.06 ± 1.33

3.12 ± 1.31

0.659

SLN metastasis, n (%)

13/127 (10.2)

36/316 (11.4)

0.726

Time consumption of SLN localization in the OR (min)

11.01 ± 3.56

12.10 ± 3.21

0.105

  1. CEUS Contrast-enhanced ultrasound, ICG Indocyanine green, SLN Sentinel lymph node, SD Standard deviation, OR Operating room
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