Bone scintigraphy outperformed anatomic images in frostbite injuries: a case report
Abstract 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....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-11-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Hybrid Imaging |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-022-00146-1 |
| Summary: | Abstract 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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| ISSN: | 2510-3636 |