Local tissue water assessed by tissue dielectric constant: Anatomical site and depth dependence in women prior to breast cancer treatment-related surgery

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-342

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a   Davey, Suzanne ^a   Shapiro, Elizabeth ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm lymphoedema; Breast cancer; Dielectric constant; Lymphoedema; Lymphoedema treatment; Oedema; Tissue water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; TISSUE WATER; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOREARM; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THORAX; WATER;

EID: 49849106104     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2008.00814.x     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Aimoto A, Matsumoto T. Noninvasive method for measuring the electrical properties of deep tissues using an open-ended coaxial probe. Med Eng Phys (1996); 18: 641-646.
2. Alanen E, Lahtinen T, Nuutinen J. Measurement of dielectric properties of subcutaneous fat with open-ended coaxial sensors. Phys Med Biol (1998); 43: 475-485.
3. Alanen E, Lahtinen T, Nuutinen J. Penetration of electromagnetic fields of an open-ended coaxial probe between 1MHz and 1GHz in dielectric skin measurements. Phys Med Biol (1999); 44: N169-N176.
4. Armer JM, Stewart BR. A comparison of four diagnostic criteria for lymphedema in a post-breast cancer population. Lymphat Res Biol (2005); 3: 208-217.
5. Casley-Smith JR. Measuring and representing peripheral oedema and its alterations. Lymphology (1994); 27: 56-70.
6. Casley-Smith JR. Alterations of untreated lymphedema and it's grades over time. Lymphology (1995); 28: 174-185.
7. Cornish BH, Ward LC, Thomas BJ, Bunce IH. Quantification of lymphoedema using multi-frequency bioimpedance. Appl Radiat Isot (1998); 49: 651-652.
8. Cornish BH, Chapman M, Hirst C, Mirolo B, Bunce IH, Ward LC, Thomas BJ. Early diagnosis of lymphedema using multiple frequency bioimpedance. Lymphology (2001); 34: 2-11.
9. Cornish BH, Thomas BJ, Ward LC, Hirst C, Bunce IH. A new technique for the quantification of peripheral edema with application in both unilateral and bilateral cases. Angiology (2002); 53: 41-47.
10. Eisenbeiss C, Welzel J, Schmeller W. The influence of female sex hormones on skin thickness: Evaluation using 20MHz sonography. Br J Dermatol (1998); 139: 462-467.
11. Karges JR, Mark BE, Stikeleather SJ, Worrell TW. Concurrent validity of upper-extremity volume estimates: Comparison of calculated volume derived from girth measurements and water displacement volume. Phys Ther (2003); 83: 134-145.
12. Lahtinen T, Nuutinen J, Alanen E. Dielectric properties of the skin. Phys Med Biol (1997); 42: 1471-1472.
13. Latchford S, Casley-Smith JR. Estimating limb volumes and alterations in peripheral edema from circumferences measured at different intervals. Lymphology (1997); 30: 161-164.
14. Mayrovitz HN. Limb volume estimates based on limb elliptical vs. circular cross section models. Lymphology (2003); 36: 140-143.
15. Mayrovitz HN. Assessing local tissue edema in postmastectomy lymphedema. Lymphology (2007); 40: 87-94.
16. Mayrovitz H, Sims N, Macdonald J. Limb volume measurement in patients with edema. Adv Skin Wound Care (2000a); 113: 272-276.
17. Mayrovitz HN, Sims N, Macdonald J. Assessment of limb volume by manual and automated methods in patients with limb edema or lymphedema. Adv Skin Wound Care (2000b); 13: 272-276.
18. Mayrovitz HN, Sims N, Litwin B, Pfister S. Foot volume estimates based on a geometric algorithm in comparison to water displacement. Lymphology (2005); 38: 20-27.
19. Mayrovitz HN, Sims NCJH, Hernandez T, Greenschner A, Diep H. Hand Volume Estimates Based on a Geometric Algorithm in Comparison to Water Displacement. Lymphology (2006); 39: 95-103.
20. Mayrovitz HN, Brown-Cross D, Washington Z. Skin tissue water and laser Doppler blood flow during a menstrual cycle. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging (2007a); 27: 54-59.
21. Mayrovitz HN, Macdonald J, Davey S, Olson K, Washington E. Measurement decisions for clinical assessment of limb volume changes in patients with bilateral and unilateral limb edema. Phys Ther (2007b); 87: 1362-1368.
22. Meijer RS, Rietman JS, Geertzen JH, Bosmans JC, Dijkstra PU. Validity and intra- and interobserver reliability of an indirect volume measurements in patients with upper extremity lymphedema. Lymphology (2004); 37: 127-133.
23. Mellor RH, Bush NL, Stanton AW, Bamber JC, Levick JR, Mortimer PS. Dual-frequency ultrasound examination of skin and subcutis thickness in breast cancer-related lymphedema. Breast J (2004); 10: 496-503.
24. Moore TL, Lunt M, McManus B, Anderson ME, Herrick AL. Seventeen-point dermal ultrasound scoring system-a reliable measure of skin thickness in patients with systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2003); 42: 1559-1563.
25. Moseley A, Piller N, Carati C. Combined opto-electronic perometry and bioimpedance to measure objectively the effectiveness of a new treatment intervention for chronic secondary leg lymphedema. Lymphology (2002); 35: 136-143.
26. Nuutinen J, Lahtinen T, Turunen M, Alanen E, Tenhunen M, Usenius T, Kolle R. A dielectric method for measuring early and late reactions in irradiated human skin. Radiother Oncol (1998); 47: 249-254.
27. Nuutinen J, Ikaheimo R, Lahtinen T. Validation of a new dielectric device to assess changes of tissue water in skin and subcutaneous fat. Physiol Meas (2004); 25: 447-454.
28. Sander AP, Hajer NM, Hemenway K, Miller AC. Upper-extremity volume measurements in women with lymphedema: A comparison of measurements obtained via water displacement with geometrically determined volume. Phys Ther (2002); 82: 1201-1212.
29. Stanton AW, Northfield JW, Holroyd B, Mortimer PS, Levick JR. Validation of an optoelectronic limb volumeter (Perometer). Lymphology (1997); 30: 77-97.
30. Stuchly MA, Athey TW, Stuchly SS, Samaras GM, Taylor G. Dielectric properties of animal tissues in vivo at frequencies 10MHz-1GHz. Bioelectromagnetics (1981); 2: 93-103.
31. Stuchly MA, Athey TW, Samaras GM, Taylor G. Measurement of radio frequency permittivity of biological tissues with an open-ended coaxial line: Part II -Experimental results. IEEE Trans Microw Theory Tech (1982); 30: 87-92.
32. Tierney S, Aslam M, Rennie K, Grace P. Infrared optoelectronic volumetry, the ideal way to measure limb volume. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg (1996); 12: 412-417.
33. Tsukahara K, Takema Y, Moriwaki S, Fujimura T, Imokawa G. Dermal fluid translocation is an important determinant of the diurnal variation in human skin thickness. Br J Dermatol (2001a); 145: 590-596.
34. Tsukahara K, Takema Y, Moriwaki S, Fujimura T, Imokawa G. Diurnal variation affects age-related profile in skin thickness. J Cosmetic Sci (2001b); 52: 391-397.
35. Ward LC. Bioelectrical impedance analysis: Proven utility in lymphedema risk assessment and therapeutic monitoring. Lymphat Res Biol (2006); 4: 51-56.