Measurement of soft tissue compliance with pressure using ultrasonography

Lymphology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 167-177

  Kim, W ^a   Chung, S G ^a   Kim, T W ^b   Seo, Kwan Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compliance; Lymphedema; Soft tissue; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOFT TISSUE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THICKNESS;

ADULT; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; PRESSURE; SKIN;

EID: 60349085887     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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