ArticleAnnals of vascular diseases2014
Subcutaneous tissue ultrasonography in legs with dependent edema and secondary lymphedema.
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- A Histogram Analysis of the Pixel Grayscale (Luminous Intensity) of B-Mode Ultrasound Images of the Subcutaneous Layer Predicts the Grade of Leg Edema in Pregnant Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Focused liquid ultrasonography in dropsy protocol for quantitative assessment of subcutaneous edema.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Measurement of Skin Thickness Using Ultrasonography to Test the Usefulness of Elastic Compression Stockings for Leg Edema in Pregnant Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Frequency dependence of attenuation and backscatter coefficient of ex vivo human lymphedema dermis.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2020Article
- Development and Themes of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures for Secondary Leg Lymphedema in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- A Quantitative Method to Measure Skin Thickness in Leg Edema in Pregnant Women Using B-Scan Portable Ultrasonography: A Comparison Between Obese and Non-Obese Women.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019Article
- Computed tomography-based quantitative assessment of lower extremity lymphedema following treatment for gynecologic cancer.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo elucidate the differences in subcutaneous ultrasound findings between dependent edema (DE) and secondary lower extremity lymphedema (LE). MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty legs in 10 patients with DE and 54 legs in 35 patients with LE, who first visited our clinic between April 2009 and December 2012, were studied retrospectively. Subcutaneous echogenicity and echo-free space (EFS) were assessed at 8 points on the thigh and leg using an 8-12 MHz ultrasound transducer.
resultsIn DE, echogenicity was increased most in the lower leg, without a difference between the medial and lateral side. The EFS was most remarkable in the lower leg, and the lateral side was more severe. In the early stages of LE, echogenicity was similarly increased in the medial thigh and in the leg, while remarkable EFS was observed only in the lower leg. As clinical severity progressed, echogenicity increased in all parts of the lower extremity. EFS also increased in all parts of the leg, but the lower leg was still the most severe.
conclusionEchogenicity seemed to progress differently in DE and LE, but EFS progressed similarly and according to gravity. The current ultrasound findings may have added some diagnostic value in differentiating these conditions.
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