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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medical Imaging
  • Lymphatic System Research

Background:

  • Lymphatic drainage assessment is vital for fluid balance, immune function, and disease understanding.
  • Conventional methods like lymphangiography are invasive and have resolution limits.
  • New technologies are needed to overcome limitations of current lymphatic function tests.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review classical and novel lymphatic drainage function testing techniques.
  • To compare the principles, characteristics, and applications of these methods.
  • To provide insights for future research and clinical practice in lymphatic diagnostics.

Main Methods:

  • Review of nine lymphatic drainage function testing techniques, including conventional and advanced methods.
  • Discussion of optical technologies (e.g., photoacoustic imaging, optical coherence tomography) and nanomaterials.
  • Inclusion of artificial intelligence-assisted analysis and multimodal imaging approaches.

Main Results:

  • Advanced noninvasive techniques offer high precision for visualizing lymphatic flow and abnormalities.
  • Optical imaging and nanomaterials enable detailed analysis of lymphatic function.
  • AI and multimodal imaging enhance the accuracy and clinical utility of lymphatic assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Novel noninvasive methods significantly improve lymphatic drainage assessment compared to traditional techniques.
  • These advancements hold promise for enhanced diagnosis and management of lymphatic-related diseases.
  • Future trends point towards further integration of AI and multimodal imaging for precise lymphatic evaluation.