Role of Ultrasound Elastography in Evaluation of Lymphedema and Rehabilitation for It (review)
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2017.09.013
- VernacularTitle:超声弹性成像评估淋巴水肿及其康复效果的研究进展
- Author:
Lin YUAN
;
Sufang SHEN
;
Yue LI
;
Jing WU
;
Yingwu CHEN
;
Liping HUANG
- Keywords:
elastography;
lymphedema;
rehabilitation;
assessment;
review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2017;23(9):1056-1059
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Elastography can study the soft tissues by quantitative imaging of strain and elastic modulus distributions in soft tissues. For lymphedema, the strain profile of the soft tissues can be observed with the elastography to classify the lymphedema and evaluate the effect of rehabilitation.