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Imaging of Infection in the Diabetic Foot

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The Diabetic Foot

Part of the book series: Contemporary Diabetes ((CDI))

Abstract

Information derived from imaging studies can play an important role in the management of complicated foot problems in the diabetic patient. This chapter reviews the various modalities available for imaging of the diabetic foot—radiography, nuclear medicine studies such as bone scanning, labeled leukocyte scans, gallium, and Flourine-18-flourodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) scans, cross-sectional studies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT, and ultrasound, and various forms of angiography—and highlights their relative strengths and weaknesses for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis, soft tissue infection, and neuroarthropathy. A suggested imaging algorithm for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot is presented.

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Sincere thanks to Drs. Yvonne Cheung, J. Anthony Parker, and David Brophy for their contributions. Thanks as well to Ms. Clotell Forde for her assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

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Hochman, M.G. (2012). Imaging of Infection in the Diabetic Foot. In: Veves, A., Giurini, J., LoGerfo, F. (eds) The Diabetic Foot. Contemporary Diabetes. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-791-0_6

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