Gangrenous Leg in a Patient With Diabetes on MDP Bone Scintigraphy
| Autor: | Olusegun Akinwale Ayeni, Shireen Dhoodhat, Mboyo Di Tamba Vangu, Osayande Evbuomwan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Gangrene 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Diabetes mellitus Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Radionuclide Imaging Aged Leg medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry PERIPHERAL GANGRENE Cancer General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Peripheral Amputation Bone scintigraphy Female business Diabetic Angiopathies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 41:428-431 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/rlu.0000000000001156 |
| Popis: | Diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease frequently experience gangrene of the lower limbs. It has been suggested that a bone scan is useful in differentiating viable from nonviable tissues in patients with extensive peripheral gangrene and thus can help determine the appropriate level of amputation in such patients. We present a 68-year-old diabetic woman with right breast cancer, who was referred to our facility for a bone scan as part of her metastatic workup. Bone scan findings revealed absolute photon deficiency in the distal half of her left lower limb. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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