Open AccessA Simple and Innovative Device to Measure Arm Volume at Home for Patients With Lymphedema After Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Jean Lette
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482
H-Index - 548
eISSN - 1527-7755
pISSN - 0732-183X
DOI - 10.1200/jco.2006.07.9376
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphedema , breast cancer , tape measure , standard deviation , limits of agreement , nuclear medicine , displacement (psychology) , surgery , biomedical engineering , cancer , mathematics , statistics , psychology , geometry , psychotherapist
We designed an arm volumeter specifically for home use based on the water displacement method. The objective of this study was to determine its accuracy and precision, and compare it with a standard volumeter used in lymphedema clinics worldwide.
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