The use of differential scintigraphy in the clinical diagnosis of osseous and soft tissue changes affecting the diabetic foot.
Prompt recognition of cellulitis, osteomyelitis, diabetic osteolysis, Charcot neuroarthropathy, septic synovitis, and deep plantar abscesses in the diabetic foot is essential because the therapy is drastically different. Differential diagnosis has been greatly facilitated by recently developed scanning techniques.
D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013585:Synovitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D004164:Diphosphonates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate