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Lymphedema Ultrasonography: A Technique to Measure the Change in Thickness of an Affected Tissue
Overview
This video utilizes ultrasonography for diagnosis and follow-up tests to determine treatment efficacy of Progressive Resistance Exercise (PRE) in breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Ultrasonography can be applied effectively to ensure diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema.
Protocol
All the procedures were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Chungnam National University Hospital.
1. Measurement with Ultrasonography
- Set the posture of the patient.
- Lay the patient's arm in a supine position, with both arms on the bed.
- Determine the measurement sites on the patient's upper limb.
- Mark in the mid-point of the wrist crease, the mid-point between the medial and lateral epicondyles at the level of the elbow, an.......
Representative Results
Figure 1. A Photograph Illustrating the Measurement Sites on a Patient's Upper Limb. The mid-point of the wrist crease, the mid-point between the medial and lateral epicondyles at the level of the elbow, and the bicipital groove were marked. These three points were connected linearly, and the 3 measuring sites were marked: (A) the midpoint at the elbow (elbow), (
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Source: Jeon, Y., et al. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema. J. Vis. Exp. (2017).
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