Table 7 Protocol used for noninvasive imaging devices

From: Using noninvasive imaging to assess manual lymphatic drainage on lymphatic/venous responses in a spaceflight analog

Anatomic site no.

Near-infrared spectroscopy anatomic sites

Long-wave infrared and wound imaging anatomic sites

Lymphatic fluid scanner anatomic sites

1

Forehead: front of face (forehead to chin), reference tip of nose

Front of head/neck: front of face, xiphoid to head, central point sternum

Left temple

2

Left side of frontal subclavian region: anterior neck to sternal notch, head slightly extended, reference at sternal notch

Left side of head/neck, mid-deltoid to top of head, central point sternum

Right temple

3

Right side of frontal subclavian region: anterior neck to sternal notch, head slightly extended, reference at sternal notch

Right side of head/neck, mid-deltoid to top of head, central point sternum

Left mid-SCM

4

Left side of frontal venous angle

Left leg: proximal thigh to mid-lower legs, central point left anterior lateral proximal thigh

Right mid-SCM

5

Right side of frontal venous angle

Right leg: proximal thigh to mid-lower legs, central point right anterior lateral proximal thigh

Left subclavicular

6

Left, lateral side of venous angle: side of head/neck with 45 degrees neck/rotation/extension, reference at venous angle

N/A

Right subclavicular

7

Right, lateral side of venous angle: side of head/neck with 45 degrees neck/rotation/ extension, reference at venous angle

N/A

Left ventromedial bundle

8

Proximal leg: left ventromedial bundle, reference medial knee

N/A

Right ventromedial bundle

9

Proximal leg: right ventromedial bundle, reference medial knee

N/A

N/A

  1. N/A not applicable, SCM sternocleidomastoid muscle.