LYMPHATIC AND LYMPH NODE SCANNING

CLINICAL APPLICATION

1.TUMOUR INFILTRATION OF LYMPH NODES
2.LYMPHOEDEMA (UNILATERAL LYMPHOEDEMA)
3.TRAUMATIC INJURY

INDICATION FOR LYMPHATIC AND LYMPH NODE IMAGING
1. INVESTIGATION OF SUSPECTED LYMPHOEDEMA OF THE LOWER LIMBS.
2. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO A LYMPHANGIOGRAM IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LYMPH NODE DISEASE, WHEN A LYMPHANGIOGRAM IS TECHNICALLY NOT POSSIBLE
3. IDENTIFICATION OF THE EXTENT OF LYMPH NODES, TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING OF RADIOTHERAPY FIELDS
4. INVESTIGATION OF LYMPH NODE REPLACEMENT OF THE INTERNAL MAMMARY CHIN IN BREAST CANCER


*LYMPH NODE SCAN-USEFUL TIPS*
* MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES*