Use of a Novel Portable Three-Dimensional Imaging System to Measure Limb Volume and Circumference in Patients with Filarial Lymphedema.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization's Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) has reduced LF transmission worldwide, but millions remain affected by filarial lymphedema. Tools for clinically monitoring lymphedema in developing nations are limited. We tested a novel, portable, infrared three-dimensional imaging system (3DIS) against water displacement (WD) and tape measurement of limb circumference (TMLC) among patients with filarial leg lymphedema in Galle, Sri Lanka. Outcomes were accuracy and reproducibility of imaging system measurements. In parallel, we also tested the reproducibility of skin thickness ultrasound (STU) measurements. We examined 52 patients (104 limbs) with lymphedema of stages 0-6 (N = 28, 19, 20, 21, 2, 4, and 10, respectively). 3DIS measurements correl

SUBMITTER: Yahathugoda C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805069 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature