Objective assessment of leg edema using ultrasonography with a gel pad.

Objective assessment of leg edema using ultrasonography with a gel pad.

Ultrasonography (US) is useful for visual detection of edematous tissues to assess subcutaneous echogenicity. However, visualization of subcutaneous echogenicity is interpreted differently among operators because the evaluation is subjective and individual operators have unique knowledge. This study...

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Main Authors: Terumi Iuchi, Masato Kobayashi, Sayumi Tsuchiya, Naoki Ohno, Misako Dai, Masaru Matsumoto, Kazuhiro Ogai, Aya Sato, Takuto Sawazaki, Tosiaki Miyati, Shinobu Tanaka, Junko Sugama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5549959?pdf=render

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