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Swollen lower limb—2: Lymphoedema

Peter S Mortimer

Lymphoscintigraphy. Radiolabelled colloid or protein is injected into the first web space of each foot and followed with a gamma camera as it moves to the draining lymph nodes. Tracer can be seen within the main lymphatic channels and lymph nodes as well as within the infection site. Collateral drainage is seen within the left thigh