ArticleJournal of innovative optical health sciences2017
Effect of pneumatic compression therapy on lymph movement in lymphedema-affected extremities, as assessed by near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging.
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- Additional evidence from a case report supports a novel hypothesis on the association between complex regional pain syndrome and lymphedema.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
- Case Report: The effect of automated manual lymphatic drainage therapy on lymphatic contractility in 4 distinct cases.Frontiers in medical technology · 2024Article
- Pneumatic Compression Combined with Standard Treatment after Total Hip Arthroplasty and Its Effects on Edema of the Operated Limb and on Physical Outcomes: A Pilot Clinical Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Pneumatic compression therapy using the EQ Press accelerates lymphatic flow in healthy equine forelimbs as determined by lymphoscintigraphy.American journal of veterinary research · 2023Article
- The Utility of Lymphatic Massage in Cosmetic Procedures.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging and bioimpedance evaluation of lymphatic abnormalities in patients with breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2020Article
- Development and Themes of Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures for Secondary Leg Lymphedema in Patients with Gynecologic Cancers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Previous studies have shown cost effectiveness and quality-of-life benefit of pneumatic compression therapy (PCT) for lymphedema. Insurers, such as the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid (CMS), however, desire visual proof that PCT moves lymph. Near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging (NIRFLI) was used to visualize lymphatic anatomy and function in four subjects with primary and cancer treatment-related lymphedema (LE) of the lower extremities before, during, and after pneumatic compression therapy (PCT). Optically transparent and windowed PCT garments allowed visualization of lymph movement during single, one-hour PCT treatment sessions. Visualization revealed significant extravascular and lymphatic vascular movement of intradermally injected dye in all subjects. In one subject with sufficient patent lymphatic vessels to allow quantification of lymph pumping velocities and frequencies, these values were significantly increased during and after PCT as compared to pre-treatment values. Lymphatic contractile activity in patent lymphatic vessels occurred in concert with the sequential cycling of PCT. Direct visualization revealed increased lymphatic function, during and after PCT therapy, in all lymphedema-affected extremities. Further studies are warranted to assess the effects of PCT pressure and sequences on lymph uptake and movement.
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