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Bone scintigraphy outperformed anatomic images in frostbite injuries: a case report
Frostbite is a localized cold thermal injury, as a result of tissue exposure to temperatures below freezing point for a prolonged period of time. The spectrum of injury is broad; thus, frostbite injuries may have deleterious effects with the possibility of losing part or whole extremities. We aim to...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9646677/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36352188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41824-022-00146-1 |
Sumario: | Frostbite is a localized cold thermal injury, as a result of tissue exposure to temperatures below freezing point for a prolonged period of time. The spectrum of injury is broad; thus, frostbite injuries may have deleterious effects with the possibility of losing part or whole extremities. We aim to present the case of a 38-year-old male patient evaluated with multiphase technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy. This methodology may accelerate clinical management of frostbite injuries because it provides precise clinical-imaging correlation by determining the extent of injury and can accurately predict the level of amputation if required. |
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