High-resolution cutaneous ultrasonography to differentiate lipoedema from lymphoedema

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 296-301

  Naouri, M ^a   Samimi, M ^a   Atlan, M ^b   Perrodeau, E ^c   Vallin, C ^b   Zakine, G ^b   Vaillant, L ^a,d   MacHet, L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

diagnostic test; high frequency; imaging; lipoedema; lymphoedema; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF LIPID AND LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION CUTANEOUS ULTRASONOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOEDEMA; LOWER LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THIGH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; DERMIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; HUMANS; LEG; LIPID METABOLISM DISORDERS; LYMPHEDEMA;

EID: 77954879119     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09810.x     Document Type: Article

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