Quantitative and morphologic change associated with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Comparison of 3.0T MRI to external measures

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 95-102

  Gardner, Gregory C ^a,d   Nickerson, Joshua P ^a,d   Watts, Richard ^a,d   Nelson, Lee ^c   Dittus, Kim L ^b,d   O'Brien, Patricia J ^b,d  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine Fletcher Allen Breast Care Center Medical Center Main Pavilion 2   (United States)

^c University of Vermont   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARM VOLUME; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMAL THICKENING; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIUM; LYMPHATIC PARAMETERS; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHEDEMA VOLUME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; VALIDITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LYMPHEDEMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84902490328     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2013.0026     Document Type: Article

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