These data show a surgeon naïve to the results of traditional pre-operative sentinel node imaging can use fhSPECT in the operating theatre to accurately locate sentinel nodes in oral cancer. Freehand SPECT showed excellent sensitivity and a low false negative rate offering the possibility of a streamlined intraoperative sentinel node protocol.
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