Lymphoscintigraphy for the Evaluation of Primary Lymphedema
The diagnostic workup of primary lymphedema includes lymphoscintigraphy, a diagnostic test that provides objective data derived from the characteristics of the lymphatic flow and the lymphatic nodes. Several empirical scoring systems have been proposed with the aim of harmonizing the procedure. Here we comment the latest one, reflecting on the relevance of these tools to make possible multicenter research, based on intraobserver and interobserver reliability with the aim to, in the long run, improve patient outcomes.
Authors
- Giorgio Treglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9808-780X)
- Francesco Giammarile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-7893)
- Adriana K. Calapaquí Terán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7748-1955)
- Ludmila Santiago Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6111-9246)
- Roberto C. Delgado Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8071-6513)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (CH)
- Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (ES)
- Hospital San Pedro (ES)
- Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (ES)
- Servicio Cántabro de Salud (ES)
- Istituto Imaging della Svizzera Italiana
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000005575
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lymphatic System and Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28