The Use of Noninvasive Imaging Techniques in the Assessment of Secondary Lymphedema Tissue Changes as Part of Staging Lymphedema
The Use of Noninvasive Imaging Techniques in the Assessment of Secondary Lymphedema Tissue Changes as Part of Staging Lymphedema
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DOI：
10.1089/lrb.2016.0011
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Lievens, Pierre
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作者：
Tassenoy, An;De Strijcker, Dorien;Lievens, Pierre
在临床环境中，水肿的诊断和进展通常通过肢体周长测量和/或体积计算来确定。除了无法识别小的水肿外，这些技术几乎没有提供关于水肿阶段的信息。后者在选择适当的治疗方式和做出准确的预后方面很重要。文献中描述了不同的成像技术，以了解水肿引起的组织变化。本文的目的是概述可能的纹理变化与不同的水肿阶段，可视化与非侵入性成像程序，如超声检查，计算机断层扫描，双能X线吸收，或磁共振成像。
Too often, in clinical settings, the diagnosis and evolution of lymphedema is determined by limb circumference measurements and/or volume calculations. Besides the unrecognition of small lymphedemas, these techniques provide little to no information concerning the stage of the lymphedema. This latter is important in choosing appropriate treatment modalities and making an accurate prognosis. Different imaging techniques are described in literature giving insights in tissue changes due to lymphedema. The aim of this article is giving an overview of possible texture changes linked to the different edema stages, visualized with noninvasive imaging procedures like ultrasonography, computed tomography, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, or magnetic resonance imaging.