The Scoring System
| Criterion | Category | Options | Score |
| C1 | Display of lymphatic vessels | Visible entirely (extending to pelvis) | 0 |
| Visible partially | 3 | ||
| Not visible | 10 | ||
| C2 | Pattern of lymphatic vessels | Straight with ordinary course | 0 |
| Straight with abnormal course | 3 | ||
| Tortuous/prominent with some points of ordinary course | 3 | ||
| Tortuous/prominent with some points of abnormal course | 5 | ||
| C3 | Uptake in inguinal nodes | Uptake before stress | 0 |
| Uptake after stress | 1 | ||
| No uptake at third hour | 10 | ||
| C4 | Uptake in pelvic nodes | Uptake | 0 |
| No uptake | 5 | ||
| C5 | Uptake in lumbar nodes | Uptake | 0 |
| No uptake | 5 | ||
| C6 | Uptake in leg nodes outside vessel: foot, knee, lower leg, thigh | No uptake | 0 |
| Uptake | 3 | ||
| C7 | Focal accumulation | No focal accumulation | 0 |
| Focal accumulation, increasing with time | 10 | ||
| C8 | Dermal backflow | No dermal backflow | 0 |
| Dermal backflow | 10 |