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Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema
Lymphedema is a progressive condition. Its therapy aims to reduce edema, prevent its progression, and provide psychosocial aid. Nonsurgical treatment in advanced stages is mostly insufficient. Therefore—in many cases—surgical procedures, such as to restore lymph flow or excise lymphedema tissues, ar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38004065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59112016 |
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author | Nagy, Bendeguz Istvan Mohos, Balazs Tzou, Chieh-Han John |
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description | Lymphedema is a progressive condition. Its therapy aims to reduce edema, prevent its progression, and provide psychosocial aid. Nonsurgical treatment in advanced stages is mostly insufficient. Therefore—in many cases—surgical procedures, such as to restore lymph flow or excise lymphedema tissues, are the only ways to improve patients’ quality of life. Imaging modalities: Lymphoscintigraphy (LS), near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) imaging—also termed indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography (ICG-L)—ultrasonography (US), magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL), computed tomography (CT), photoacoustic imaging (PAI), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are standardized techniques, which can be utilized in lymphedema diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-up. Conclusions: The combined use of these imaging modalities and self-assessment questionnaires deliver objective parameters for choosing the most suitable surgical therapy and achieving the best possible postoperative outcome. |
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spelling | pubmed-106733742023-11-16 Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema Nagy, Bendeguz Istvan Mohos, Balazs Tzou, Chieh-Han John Medicina (Kaunas) Review Lymphedema is a progressive condition. Its therapy aims to reduce edema, prevent its progression, and provide psychosocial aid. Nonsurgical treatment in advanced stages is mostly insufficient. Therefore—in many cases—surgical procedures, such as to restore lymph flow or excise lymphedema tissues, are the only ways to improve patients’ quality of life. Imaging modalities: Lymphoscintigraphy (LS), near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) imaging—also termed indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography (ICG-L)—ultrasonography (US), magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL), computed tomography (CT), photoacoustic imaging (PAI), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are standardized techniques, which can be utilized in lymphedema diagnosis, staging, treatment, and follow-up. Conclusions: The combined use of these imaging modalities and self-assessment questionnaires deliver objective parameters for choosing the most suitable surgical therapy and achieving the best possible postoperative outcome. MDPI 2023-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10673374/ /pubmed/38004065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59112016 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Nagy, Bendeguz Istvan Mohos, Balazs Tzou, Chieh-Han John Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title | Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title_full | Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title_fullStr | Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title_full_unstemmed | Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title_short | Imaging Modalities for Evaluating Lymphedema |
title_sort | imaging modalities for evaluating lymphedema |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10673374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38004065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59112016 |
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