Compilation of recent publications on bioimpedance

Bioimpedance spectroscopy is an important tool for lymphoedema assessment and management. The following is a compilation of research, although not exhaustive, on this assessment tool.

Date range: May 2017 to October 2019

  1. Implementation of Single-Tab Electrodes for Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Measures – 29 Oct 2019
  2. Multi-segment bioimpedance can assess patients with bilateral lymphedema – 29 Oct 2019
  3. A Bioimpedance Spectroscopy-Based Method for Diagnosis of Lower-Limb Lymphedema – 29 Oct 2019
  4. Variation in Measurement Results Using Bioimpedance Spectroscopy to Determine Extracellular Fluid of Upper Extremity – 25 Sep 2019
  5. Lipedema and Dercum’s Disease: A New Application of Bioimpedance – 29 Aug 2019
  6. A Randomized Trial Evaluating Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Versus Tape Measurement for the Prevention of Lymphedema Following Treatment for Breast Cancer: Interim Analysis – 25 Jun 2019
  7. Diagnosing Male Unilateral Upper Limb Lymphedema: Determination of Normatively Determined Thresholds Using Bioimpedance Spectroscopy – 25 Mar 2019
  8. Early Surveillance Is Associated With Less Incidence and Severity of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Compared With a Traditional Referral Model of Care – 22 Jan 2019
  9. Correlation of L-Dex Bioimpedance Spectroscopy with Limb Volume and Lymphatic Function in Lymphedema – 29 Nov 2018
  10. Normative Inter limb Impedance Ratios: Implications for Early Diagnosis of Uni and Bilateral, Upper and Lower Limb Lymphedema – 30 Oct 2018
  11. A Prospective Study of L-Dex Values in Breast Cancer Patients Pretreatment and Through 12 Months Postoperatively – 25 Sep 2018
  12. Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in High-Risk Patients: The Impact of a Structured Surveillance Protocol Using Bioimpedance Spectroscopy – 30 Jul 2018
  13. Bioelectrical impedance analysis; a new method to evaluate lymphoedema, fluid status, and tissue damage after gynaecological surgery – A systematic review – 30 Jul 2018
  14. Diagnostic accuracy of bioimpedance spectroscopy in patients with lymphedema: A retrospective cohort analysis – 26 Apr 2018
  15. Reducing chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema utilizing a program of prospective surveillance with bioimpedance spectroscopy – 27 Feb 2018
  16. Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of Bioimpedance in the Evaluation of Lymphedema Secondary to Treatment of Breast Cancer – 11 Jan 2018
  17. Moderating Factors in Tissue Tonometry and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Measures in the Lower Extremity of Healthy Young People in Australia and Myanmar – 11 Jan 2018
  18. Estimation of Arm Adipose Tissue Quotient Using Segmental Bioimpedance Spectroscopy – 11 Jan 2018
  19. Reducing chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema utilizing a program of prospective surveillance with bioimpedance spectroscopy – 22 Nov 2017
  20. Segmental Bioimpedance Informs Diagnosis of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Informs Diagnosis of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema – 30 Oct 2017
  21. Application of the L-Dex Score for the Assessment of Bilateral Leg Edema – 25 Sep 2017
  22. Experimental and Analytical Comparisons of Tissue Dielectric Constant (TDC) and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy (BIS) in Assessment of Early Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients after Axillary Surgery and Radiotherapy. – 23 Jul 2017
  23. Early Diagnosis of Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Treatment: Bio-Impedance Spectroscopy – 27 May 2017