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Empirical scoring systems for lymphoscintigraphy in primary lymphedema may harmonize the procedure and facilitate multicenter research to improve patient outcomes.
Standardized scoring systems for lymphoscintigraphy in primary lymphedema are important for harmonizing diagnostic procedures and facilitating multicenter research.
The diagnostic workup of primary lymphedema includes lymphoscintigraphy, a diagnostic test that provides objective data derived from the characteristics of the lymphatic flow and the lymphatic nodes. Several empirical scoring systems have been proposed with the aim of harmonizing the procedure. Here we comment the latest one, reflecting on the relevance of these tools to make possible multicenter research, based on intraobserver and interobserver reliability with the aim to, in the long run, improve patient outcomes.
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Bolton et al. (2024) conducted an editorial in Primary lymphedema. Lymphoscintigraphy scoring systems was evaluated. Empirical scoring systems for lymphoscintigraphy in primary lymphedema may harmonize the procedure and facilitate multicenter research to improve patient outcomes.
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