Acute Charcot foot changes versus osteomyelitis: Does Tc-99m HMPAO Labeled Leukocytes Scan differentiate?

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 365-368

  Boc, Steven F ^a,b,c   Brazzo, Keith ^d   Lavian, Dana ^d   Landino, Thomas ^d  

^a American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Agnes Medical Center   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOOT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SCINTISCANNING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME;

EID: 0035408770     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-91-7-365     Document Type: Article

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