This study used MRI lymphangiography to examine the lymphatic system structure of lipedema and lipo-lymphedema patients.
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This letter to the editor points out that photographs of an obese-looking person in a previous issue show lipedema instead of lymphedema. The author asks why a lympangiography and MRI were performed when the correct diagnosis could have been made by physical examination.
This brief report describes how lipedema and lymphedema can be distinguished clinically and radiologically using MRI and CT scans.