Work-up of the diabetic foot

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1171-1192

  Morrison, William B ^a   Ledermann, Hans Peter ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; CALLUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENDON INJURY; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR DISEASE;

DIABETIC FOOT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0036760144     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-8389(02)00036-2     Document Type: Review

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