Lymphoscintigraphy in the evaluation of limb edema

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 891-903

  Sundaram, P Shanmuga ^a   Subramanyam, Padma ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

99mTc sulfur colloid; lymphatic dysfunction; lymphatic obstruction; lymphoscintigraphy

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CHYLOUS ASCITES; GAMMA CAMERA; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; SINUS HISTIOCYTOSIS;

HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84886639429     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: 15360229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3182a758f9     Document Type: Article

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