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Lymphedema from various etiologies (i.e. infection, cancer, surgery, and rheumatoid arthritis) remains a major health concern. Efforts to develop effective treatments for this condition have been limited by the absence of quantitative outcome measures for lymphatic function. Published articles have
STUDY OVERVIEW
Subjects are enrolled within 4 weeks of the date of diagnosis of biopsy proven ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) or Invasive Breast Cancer. Approximately 50 subjects will be enrolled. In addition to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's (DHMC)current standard imaging practice, i.e.
Occlusive coronary artery disease is predominantly caused by coronary atherosclerosis, a pathologic vascular condition characterized by abnormal lipid and fibrous tissue accumulation in the vessel wall. This condition may be accompanied by degenerative changes and/or calcification leading to
Objectives:
1. To develop a safe, non-contact, intra-operative & post-operative device, which can be used as an adjunct to the clinical evaluation of tissue transfer flaps after reconstructive surgery.
2. To develop an adjunctive device that can reliably detect and distinguish arterial and venous