Assessing lymphedema by tissue indentation force and local tissue water

Lymphology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-98

  Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Edema measurement; Leg lymphedema; Lymphedema measurement; Lymphedema treatment; Manual lymphatic drainage; MLD; Tissue dielectric constant; Tissue mechanical properties; Tissue water; Tonometry

Indexed keywords

GELATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INDENTATION FORCE; TISSUE WATER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY WATER; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; WATER;

EID: 69249088181     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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