Sonography of subcutaneous tissue cannot determine causes of lower limb edema.

CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis shows that it is not possible to differentiate lymphedema from other lower limb edema sonographically.
PMID: 25698390 [PubMed - in process]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - February 27, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Becker M, Schilling T, von Beckerath O, Kröger K Tags: Vasa Source Type: research