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In women with clinically diagnosed lipedema, ultrasound and elastography were used to measure subcutaneous tissue thickness and stiffness for treatment monitoring, but the study assessed treatment-related changes rather than diagnostic or classification accuracy.

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Auto-compiled by the Layer 1 surveillance loop; not yet human-reviewed. anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · 2026-06-14

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Clinical, ultrasound, elastography and bioimpedance changes after radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with lipedema: A prospective within-patient study. — Novo Rigueiro M, Bravo González M, Prado Moraña T, Pena Dubra A, Villarroel Comesaña S, Navarro Núñez P, Villamayor Blanco B, Novo Veleiro I. (2026) ✓ verified — contextual · case series · 2026 · reading confidence: high
“Ultrasound and elastography were used to evaluate subcutaneous tissue thickness and stiffness at predefined leg and thigh sites”
Ultrasound/elastography were used for tissue measurement and treatment monitoring, not to diagnose or classify lipedema; diagnosis was clinical. The article is on-topic regarding ultrasound imaging in lipedema but does not test its diagnost

Populationwomen with clinically diagnosed lipedema

Conditionlipedema

Exposureultrasound and elastography of subcutaneous tissue

Comparatortreated vs contralateral control limb; baseline vs follow-up

Outcomesubcutaneous tissue thickness and stiffness (not diagnostic accuracy)

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