Anatomic and functional evaluation of the lymphatics and lymph nodes in diagnosis of lymphatic circulation disorders with contrast magnetic resonance lymphangiography

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 980-987

  Liu, Ning Fei ^a   Lu, Qing ^b   Jiang, Zhao Hua ^a   Wang, Chen Guang ^c   Zhou, Jian Guo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; KINETICS; LYMPH; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049093580     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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