Abstract #4726

Characterizing diffusion properties on extremities of patients with lymphedema by MRI

Yeefan Lee^1,2, Kuan-Hung Cho³, Chih-Hsing Tang², Chia-Wen Chiang³, Shih-Yen Lin⁴, Chen-Hsiang Kuan⁵, Chien-Yuan Lin⁶, Hsiao-Ling Lee⁶, and Li-Wei Kuo³

¹Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ²Department of Medical imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, ³Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Nanomedicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ⁴Department of Computer Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ⁵Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ⁶GE Healthcare, Taipei, Taiwan

Synopsis

Lymphedema is defined as accumulation of fluid and fibroadipose tissues due to disruption of lymphatic flow. Our results demonstrate a significant difference of diffusion measures between lymphedema and normal groups. DKI and DTI derivatives have similar tendency when comparing lymphedema patients with healthy subjects. The diffusion properties may aid the diagnosis of lymphedema and have the potential for evaluating the severity in postoperative follow-up.

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