Lymphoscintigraphic assessment of leg oedema following arterial reconstruction using a load produced by standing

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 907-917

  Suga, K ^a   Uchisako, H ^a   Nakanishi, T ^a   Utsumi, H ^b   Yamada, N ^b   Oohara, M ^a   Esato, K ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LEG; LEG EDEMA; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0025812632     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-199110000-00010     Document Type: Article

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