Relationship between lymphoscintigraphy and clinical findings in lower limb lymphedema (LO): Toward a comprehensive staging

Lymphology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Pecking, Alain P ^a   Alberini J L ^a   Wartski, M ^a   Edeline, V ^a   Cluzan, R V ^a  

^a CENTRE RENÉ HUGUENIN   (France)

Author keywords

Grading; Imaging; Lymphedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; Prognosis; Staging; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 44349157716     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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