Annals of surgical oncology
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Multicenter Study
Sentinel node biopsy using a magnetic tracer versus standard technique: the SentiMAG Multicentre Trial.
The SentiMAG Multicentre Trial evaluated a new magnetic technique for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) against the standard (radioisotope and blue dye or radioisotope alone). The magnetic technique does not use radiation and provides both a color change (brown dye) and a handheld probe for node localization. The primary end point of this trial was defined as the proportion of sentinel nodes detected with each technique (identification rate). ⋯ The magnetic technique is a feasible technique for SLNB, with an identification rate that is not inferior to the standard technique.