Tomczak Hanna, Nyka Wiesława, Lass Piotr
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland.
Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2005;8(1):37-43.
This paper overviews the problem of the clinical basis, diagnosis and available therapy modalities for lymphoedema. Regarding diagnostics, the measurement of circumference, volume and thickness of the limb are presented, as well as diagnostic imaging modalities. These include direct and indirect lymphography, MRI, CT, ultrasound imaging and lymphoscintigraphy, which is currently considered the leading technique in primary diagnosis of lymphoedema and its follow-up. This paper discusses the treatment of lymphoedema and the role of lymphoscintigraphy in the follow-up of patents with lymphoedema.
本文概述了淋巴水肿的临床基础、诊断及现有治疗方式等问题。关于诊断，介绍了肢体周长、体积和厚度的测量方法以及诊断成像方式。这些包括直接和间接淋巴造影、磁共振成像（MRI）、计算机断层扫描（CT）、超声成像和淋巴闪烁显像，淋巴闪烁显像目前被认为是淋巴水肿初步诊断及其随访的主要技术。本文讨论了淋巴水肿的治疗以及淋巴闪烁显像在淋巴水肿患者随访中的作用。
