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15560108

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated a method of indirect volume measurement that utilized surface measurements and a simplified formula derived from the formula for a frustum (Sitzia's method) to determine limb volumes in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema of the upper extremity. Repeated measurements of upper-extremity limb volume were obtained by two observers on both upper extremities of 30 women with unilateral lymphedema. Volume was calculated using a simplified formula and compared with water displacement method as a gold standard. Indirect volume determination using Sitzia's method is comparable with the water displacement method, has comparable intra- and interobserver reliabilities, and can be used for diagnosis and follow up measurements of lymphedema. Indirect volume determination using surface measurements at 8 cm intervals is only suitable for follow up measurements. The methods should not be used interchangeably.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0024-7766
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Validity and intra- and interobserver reliability of an indirect volume measurements in patients with upper extremity lymphedema.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial