Evaluation of lymphatic function by means of dynamic Gd-BOPTA-enhanced MRL in experimental rabbit limb lymphedema

Case Reports and Clinical Practice Review

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 313-319

  Jiang, Zhaohua ^a   Lu, Qing ^b   Kretlow, James D ^c   Hu, Xueqing ^d   Zhou, Guangdong ^a   Liu, Ningfei ^a  

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

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

^c Rice University   (United States)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Function; Lymphedema; Lymphoscintigraphy; MR lymphangiography

Indexed keywords

GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; TRACER; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOBENIC ACID; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FOREFOOT; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HINDLIMB; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSTITIUM; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LIMB; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; TIME; DYNAMICS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTREMITIES; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEGLUMINE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RABBITS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956966917     PISSN: 15076164     EISSN: 16433742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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