Quantification of lymphatic function for investigation of lymphedema: Depot clearance and rate of appearance of soluble macromolecules in blood

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 318-324

  Pain, Simon J ^a   Nicholas, R Steven ^a   Barber, Robert W ^a   Ballinger, James R ^a   Purushotham, Arnie D ^a   Mortimer, Peter S ^a   Peters, A Michael ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depot clearance; Lymphatic function; Lymphedema

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SODIUM IODIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLEARANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TECHNETIUM TC 99M AGGREGATED ALBUMIN;

EID: 0036186419     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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