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lymphoscintigraphy

Injection of radio-labeled technetium-containing colloid into distal subcutaneous tissue of the affected extremity followed by localization of the emitted radioactivity with a scanner.

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lymphedema

General

scintigraphy (radionuclide test)

References

  1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1406