Lymphedema—edema that results from chronic lymphatic insufficiency—is a chronic
debilitating disease that is frequently misdiagnosed, treated too late, or not treated at all …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six consecutive patients with upper and lower extremity
edema who had lymphoscintigraphy(quan titative and qualitative) were included in this …

Purpose The primary difficulty in evaluating and treating peripheral lymphedema is
visualization of the lymphatics. Functional lymphatic studies have been performed on …

The efficacy of lymphoscintigraphy in the diagnosis of lymphedema was evaluated in 17
patients (total of 20 extremities). Final diagnoses were: three extremitles with primary …

[en] Bilateral lymphoscintigraphy was performed in 128 patients with primary lymphedema,
in 91 patients with secondary lymphedema, and in 19 healthy volunteers. Technetium-99m …

Lymphoscintigraphy was performed in 128 patients with primary lymphedema, in 91 patients
with secondary lymphedema, and in 19 healthy volunteers. A total of 457 extremities were …

Secondary lymphedema is a localized, acquired lymphatic microcirculatory disturbance that
affects large numbers of patients after breast cancer therapy. There is a paucity of objective …

Purpose: Lymphoscintigraphy has emerged as the diagnostic test of choice in patients with
suspected lymphedema. To assess the lymphatic circulation of 386 extremities in 188 …

Appropriate diagnosis, staging and a further selection of the best treatment are fundamental
for the management of patients with extremity lymphedema. Several clinical and imaging …

BACKGROUND: Visualization of the lymphatic vessels is a challenge in patients with
disorders of the lymphatic circulation. In an effort to improve the diagnostic scope of …