Diagnostic performance of FDG-PET, MRI, and plain film radiography (PFR) for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot

Molecular Imaging and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-342

  Nawaz, Asad ^a   Torigian, Drew A ^a   Siegelman, Evan S ^a   Basu, Sandip ^a   Chryssikos, Timothy ^a   Alavi, Abass ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetic foot; FDG PET; MRI; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOT RADIOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC FOOT; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77956243384     PISSN: 15361632     EISSN: 18602002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11307-009-0268-2     Document Type: Article

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