Lymphoscintigraphy of lower limb edema

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 411-415

  Zimmerman, Heather ^a,b   Fessa, Chris Kon ^a,b   Rossleigh, Monica Anne ^a,b,c   Wegner, Eva Alina ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Klippel Trenaunay syndrome; lymphedema; lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TECHNETIUM SULFIDE TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; LEG EDEMA; LIMB SWELLING; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY LYMPHEDEMA; SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA;

AGED; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 84858126270     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: 15360229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e318244426e     Document Type: Article

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