Lymphography: An Old Technique Retains Its Usefulness

Radiographics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1541-1558

  Guermazi, Ali ^a,b   Brice, Pauline ^a   Hennequin, Christophe ^a   Sarfati, Emile ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chyloperitoneum, 99.87; Chylothorax, 99.87; Chyluria, 99.87; Lymphatic system, diseases, 99.84, 99.85; Lymphography, 99.125, 99.80; Lymphoma, staging, 99.834; Testis, neoplasms, 99.8316; Uterine neoplasms, staging, 99.8311

Indexed keywords

BIOSAFETY; CANCER STAGING; CHYLOTHORAX; CHYLOUS ASCITES; CHYLURIA; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FISTULA; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCELE; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OBSTRUCTION; PERINEURIUM; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TESTIS TUMOR; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0344796387     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.236035704     Document Type: Review

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