Lymfoedeem ultrasonografie: een techniek om de verandering in dikte van een aangetast weefsel te meten

Most cancer patients suffer from lymphedema post treatment. A condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling. The lymphedema reduces with progressive resistance exercises, PRE, which can be elucidated by ultrasonography measuring affected tissue thickness. First, make the lymphedema patient wear a compression stocking on an affected part, such as the arm and hold a half kilogram dumbbell.

Instruct her to perform PRE, such as dumbbell fly, triceps extension, and biceps curl for a specified time duration with the required number of repeats. After therapy, lay the patient in a supine position with arms on the side. Using a pen, connect the midpoint of the wrist crease, the midpoint between the medial and lateral epicondyles at the elbow, level and the bicipital groove.

Now, mark two target areas on the upper arm and forearm. Next, apply sufficient gel to an ultrasound transducer and place it perpendicularly on the marked area. Capture the image and measure the thickness of the subcutaneous tissue and the muscle.

Compare the image with the control patient unaffected with lymphedema. The lymphedema usually reduces and the muscle thickness increases with PRE. In the following