Lymphatic Dysfunction in the Apparently Clinically Normal Contralateral Limbs of Patients With Unilateral Lower Limb Swelling

PURPOSE:To determine how often lymphatic dysfunction is bilateral when, clinically, lymphedema appears unilateral. METHODS:Lymphoscintigraphy was performed after subcutaneous Tc-99m-nanocolloid injection in the first webspaces of both feet. The percentage of injected radioactivity accumulating in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 2012-01, Vol.37 (1), p.9-13
Hauptverfasser:	Burnand, Katherine M, Glass, Daphne M, Mortimer, Peter S, Peters, Adrien Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Female Humans Lower Extremity - diagnostic imaging Lymph Nodes - diagnostic imaging Lymphedema - diagnostic imaging Lymphedema - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Prevalence Radionuclide Imaging Risk Assessment United Kingdom - epidemiology
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