ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected osteomyelitis of the foot in patients with diabetes mellitus

EA Walker, FD Beaman, DE Wessell… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diabetes-related foot complications such as soft-tissue infection, osteomyelitis, and
neuropathic osteoarthropathy account for up to 20% of all diabetic-related North American
hospital admissions. Radiography of the foot is usually appropriate as the initial screening
examination in diabetic patients with suspected osteomyelitis of the foot. For follow-up
examination, MRI of the foot with or without contrast enhancement demonstrates excellent
soft-tissue contrast and sensitivity to marrow abnormalities with high-resolution detail in …
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