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We collected fluid, fat, and lymphedema severity ratings, and measured fluid stripe thickness, subcutaneous fat width, and lymphatic diameter on MRL. BIS lymphedema index (L-Dex) scores were collected from patient charts. We assessed sensitivity and specificity of L-Dex scores to detect MRL-identified lymphedema, and examined associations between L-Dex scores and MRL imaging measures.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003Forty-eight limbs across 40 patients were included. L-Dex scores had 72.5% sensitivity and 87.5% specificity for detecting MRL-defined lymphedema, with a 96.7% estimated positive predictive value and 38.9% negative predictive value. L-Dex scores were associated with MRL fluid and fat content scores (p \u2264 0.05), and lymphedema severity (p\u2009=\u20090.01), with better discrimination between fluid than fat content levels on pairwise analysis, and poor discrimination between adjacent severity levels. L-Dex scores were correlated with distal and proximal limb fluid stripe thickness (distal: rho\u2009=\u20090.57, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01; proximal: rho\u2009=\u20090.58, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), partially correlated with distal subcutaneous fat thickness when accounting for body mass index (rho\u2009=\u20090.34, p\u2009=\u20090.02), and were not correlated with lymphatic diameter (p\u2009=\u20090.25).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003L-Dex scores have high sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value for the identification of MRL-detected lymphedema. L-Dex has difficulty distinguishing between adjacent severity levels of lymphedema and a high false negative rate, explained in part by reduced discrimination between levels of fat accumulation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2102-0261","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,26]],"date-time":"2023-05-26T23:07:05Z","timestamp":1685142425000},"page":"177-185","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Association between Bioimpedance Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Lymphedema"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2093-5298","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kaamya","family":"Varagur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anup S.","family":"Shetty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karim","family":"Saoud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Esther","family":"Ochoa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rachel","family":"Skladman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gary B.","family":"Skolnick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Justin M.","family":"Sacks","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joani M.","family":"Christensen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,5]]},"reference":[{"issue":"06","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1009","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2017.03.022","article-title":"Lymphedema: pathophysiology and clinical manifestations","volume":"77","author":"A A Grada","year":"2017","journal-title":"J Am Acad Dermatol"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"147","DOI":"10.1196\/annals.1413.014","article-title":"Estimating the population burden of lymphedema","volume":"1131","author":"S G Rockson","year":"2008","journal-title":"Ann N Y Acad Sci"},{"key":"ref3","volume-title":"F\u00f6ldi's Textbook of Lymphology: For Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists","author":"M F\u00f6ldi","year":"2012"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-14493-1","volume-title":"SpringerLink. 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