PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - SEBASTIAN BERLIT AU - JOACHIM BRADE AU - BENJAMIN TUSCHY AU - ETELKA FÖLDI AU - ULRIKE WALZ-ESCHENLOHR AU - HANS LEWELING AU - MARC SÜTTERLIN TI - Whole-body <em>versus</em> Segmental Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Patients with Edema of the Upper Limb After Breast Cancer Treatment DP - 2013 Aug 01 TA - Anticancer Research PG - 3403--3406 VI - 33 IP - 8 4099 - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/8/3403.short 4100 - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/8/3403.full SO - Anticancer Res2013 Aug 01; 33 AB - Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare whole-body (50 kHz alternating current) and segmental (5 kHz alternating current) bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in the assessment of manifested edema of the upper limbs. Patients and Methods: Whole-body and segmental BIA were performed in 30 patients with edema of the upper limb following breast cancer treatment. Results: Pearson correlation coefficient comparing both measurements was 0.8891 (p-value &lt;0.0001) with corresponding least squares (r2) of 0.7904. Conclusion: Whole-body BIA seems to be a suitable method in the assessment of manifested edema of the upper limbs.