THE ROLE OF CLINICAL METHODS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF LYMPHEDEMA AND THE TRANSITION TO ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNIQUES

Year 2025, Volume: 88 Issue: 1, 88 - 89, 31.01.2025

İlhan Celil Özbek

https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1591795

Abstract

Dear Editor,

I read with great interest the review titled ‘Lymphedema and Peripheral Lymphoscintigraphy’ by Mudun A. in Volume 87, Issue 3 of your journal dated July 19, 2024. I would like to thank the author for their valuable contribution to this important topic, which is highly relevant to physicians managing musculoskeletal disorders (1). While the review effectively highlights the significance of advanced imaging modalities, I would like to emphasise the fundamental role of clinical evaluation in the diagnosis of lymphedema from a physiatrist’s perspective.

Keywords

Lymphedema, clinical methods, imaging techniques

LENFÖDEM TANISINDA KLİNİK YÖNTEMLERİN ROLÜ VE İLERİ GÖRÜNTÜLEME TEKNİKLERİNE GEÇİŞ

Abstract

Keywords

Lenfödem, klinik yöntem, görüntüleme teknikleri

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