… lymphatic vessel function in mice, and to establish an in vivo system for evaluation of contractile
agonists and antagonists using near-infrared fluorescence imaging. The flank collecting …

… We speculate that a possible explanation for the delayed reduction in contraction
frequency could be that as blood flow and lymph production are returned to normal levels, …

… Functioning lymphatic vessels that transport lymph toward major lymph node basins may
be … Using NIR fluorescence imaging to find functioning lymphatics, manually guide drainage …

… identify subsets of images containing lymphatic contractile function as distinguished by the …
along the lymphatic vessels from the regions of high dye concentration near the injection sites …

… available for conventional imaging of lymphatic vessels using X-ray, magnetic resonance …
, our laboratories pioneered quantitative NIRF imaging of contractile lymphatic function in both …

… pathways, we routinely visualized the draining lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels from
ICG injection in the palatine tonsils. Because injections were made in the sitting position, …

… From the plexus, lymph travels through lymphatic vessels via the action of contractile
lymphangions to the lymph nodes (LNs) where transported particles are taken up by antigen …

… on the leg, the lymph vessel still depicted active lymphangion contraction by propelling ICG
“… -enhanced optical imaging method to stain the lymph vessel and assess lymph function …

… velocity of human lymphatic vessels. Rasmussen et al. found a contraction frequency of 1.3
± … In this study, the pressure generated by the contraction of the superficial lymphatic vessels …

… to prior studies, we observed tortuous lymphatic vessels, fluorescence drainage from the
peripheral … of contractile lymphatic function. Images were analyzed to determine the presence of …