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Abstract #3048

Measurement of Reduced Lymphatic Flow Velocity Under Conditions of Obstructed Lymphatic Flow Using Spin Labeling Approach

Swati Rane1, Paula Donahue2, 3, Theodore F. Towse1, Sheila Ridner4, John C. Gore1, 5, Michael A. Chappell6, 7, Manus J. Donahue1, 8

1VUIIS, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 2Vanderbilt Dayani Center for Health and Wellness , Vanderbilt University Med. Center, Nashville, TN, United States; 3Vanderbilt Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Med. Center, Nashville, TN, United States; 4School Of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 5Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States; 6Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX, United Kingdom; 7John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Oxford, OX, United Kingdom; 8Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States


This work tests the feasibility of our recently developed lymph spin labeling approach to study reduced lymphatic velocity in breast cancer treatment related lymphedema subjects