Contemporary role of lymphoscintigraphy: We can no longer afford to ignore!

Phlebology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 177-178

  Lee, B B ^a   Laredo, J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN TC 99M; TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INJURY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIMB SALVAGE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN FIBROSIS; WASTING SYNDROME;

EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 79960873088     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2011.011e01     Document Type: Editorial

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