Chronic lower extremity lymphedema: A comparative study of high-resolution interstitial MR lymphangiography and heavily T2-weighted MRI

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-373

  Lu, Qing ^a   Xu, Jianrong ^a   Liu, Ningfei ^b  

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

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

Author keywords

Heavily T2 weighted image; Lymphedema; MIP; MR lymphangiography

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHEDEMA; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; T2-WEIGHTED IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BODY FLUIDS; IMAGE QUALITY; PLASMA WAVES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHEDEMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349112250     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.10.041     Document Type: Article

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