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This editorial commenting on Crescenzi et al. (2023) emphasizes the lack of reliable lipedema biomarkers and highlights noncontrast 3T MR lymphangiography—which reveals subcutaneous adipose tissue edema and increased lymphatic load—as a promising imaging biomarker that could aid differential diagnosis between lipedema and obesity, while noting small sample sizes limit current evidence.

Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31

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• DOI:10.1002/jmri.28400 — context · review · 2023
  Editorial commentary discussing the need for diagnostic biomarkers and a potential MR imaging tool for identifying lipedema, which contextually relates to underdiagnosis and detection/screening, but it is not a primary study quantifying und

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• Is lipedema underdiagnosed, and can screening tools help identify it? context

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000004

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