Current concepts review: Diagnostic imaging of the diabetic foot

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 568-576

  Sella, Enzo J ^a,b  

^a Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists ^*

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GALLIUM CITRATE; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INDIUM; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; QUINOLONE; SULFUR; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE INFECTION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETIC FOOT; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROPATHIC JOINT DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIOSTEUM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; X RAY;

ARTHROPATHY, NEUROGENIC; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M EXAMETAZIME; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 66749136366     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0568     Document Type: Article

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