title: Cross-sectional imaging of the diabetic foot.
abstract: Cross-sectional imaging has played an increasingly important role in the evaluation of diabetic foot disease. This article summarizes the utility and limitations of computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in specific situations, with reference to relevant cross-sectional anatomy. Application of these techniques to soft tissue infection, osteomyelitis, and neuroarthropathy is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center 92103.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sartoris
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013710:Tendons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed