생체교류저항 분석을 이용한 초기 림프부종의 발견 및 감시

전재용¹^,^*

Bioimpedance Analysis to Detect and Monitor the Early Stage of Lymphedema

Jae Yong Jeon¹^,^*

¹울산대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Jae Yong Jeon, MD, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-Ro 43-Gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul 05505, Korea, Tel: +82-2-3010-3800, Fax: +82-2-3010-6964, E-mail: jyjeon71@gmail.com

ⓒ Copyright 2016 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 09, 2016; Accepted: Oct 25, 2016

Published Online: Oct 31, 2016

Abatract

The diagnosis of lymphedema is based on its characteristic clinical presentation and volumetric measurements (limb circumference measurements or evaluation with infrared perometry). Available modalities for the diagnosis are lymphoscintigraphy, lymphography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and ultrasonography. Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) can be used to evaluate lymph fluid change by measuring the impedance to a low frequency electrical current passing through the body and able to detect subtle differences in the extracellular water. Especially in patients with the Breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL), BIA can be used to find early change of extra cellular fluid contents. Early diagnosis of lymphedema and the initiation of treatment at an early stage with BIA leads to greater treatment compliance, reduction of extremity infections, and an increased quality of life.

Keywords: Lymphedema; Bioimpedance analysis (BIA); Breast cancer