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In a scoping review of six diagnostic modalities, MRI/MRL achieved 100% sensitivity (calf subcutaneous water area) and reliably differentiated lymphedema from lipedema, with non-contrast MRL identifying increased subcutaneous adipose tissue in lipedema and epifascial collections in lipolymphedema; CT showed 95% sensitivity/100% specificity for lipedema with subcutaneous honeycombing being 100% specific for lymphedema and absent in lipedema; whereas lymphoscintigraphy (lymphedema gold standard) could NOT distinguish lipedema from lymphedema since lymphatic changes occur in both.

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

Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-05-31

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• DOI:10.7759/cureus.55906 — supporting · review · 2024
  Scoping review directly comparing MRI/MRL, lymphoscintigraphy, CT and other modalities for differentiating lipedema from lymphedema, reporting sensitivity/specificity and distinguishing features.

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• Can MRI, lymphoscintigraphy, or DXA differentiate lipedema from lymphedema and other fat distributions? supporting

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000023

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