Using indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography to demonstrate lymphatic architecture

Journal of Lymphoedema

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 25-29

  Suami, Hiroo ^a   Chang, David ^a   Skoracki, Roman ^a   Yamada, Kiyoshi ^b   Kimata, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer related lymphoedema; Indocyanine green fluorescent lymphography; Lymphaticovenular shunt operation; Near infrared radiation

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CAMERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HAND; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDOCYANINE GREEN FLUORESCENT LYMPHOGRAPHY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MINICOMPUTER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE;

EID: 84884583613     PISSN: 17507235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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