STANDARD CT ASSESSMENT OF LYMPHEDEMATOUS LIMBS - RADIOLOGICAL PATTERNCHANGES AFTER CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT

We reviewed CT scans of 50 limbs; lymphedema was clinically evident in 31 of them, while 19 were normal contralateral limbs. Characteristic findings secondary to lymphedema, as skin thickening and heterogenous subcutaneous layer were recorded. Cross-sectional subcutaneous area an d radiological density were studied and constant alterations were seen in a reliable, reproducible and non-invasive way. One patient was stu died after physical treatment of lymphedema and changes in CT patterns were consistent with clinical observation.