Human lymphatic pumping measured in healthy and lymphoedematous arms by lymphatic congestion lymphoscintigraphy

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 583, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 271-285

  Modi, S ^a,b   Stanton, A W B ^a,b   Svensson, W E ^b   Peters, A M ^c   Mortimer, P S ^a   Levick, J R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL SUSSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TECHNETIUM 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G TC 99M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM EXAMINATION; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; STUDENT T TEST; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; DERMIS; GAMMA CAMERA; HAND; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH TRANSIT TIME; LYMPHATIC CONTRACTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPH; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 34547844245     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.130401     Document Type: Article

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